People watch marathon runners near the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, April 14, 2013. North Koreans held the 26th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon to mark the upcoming birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung on April 15. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

Marathon runners pass by a long row of North Korean soldiers as they cross a bridge in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Runners rest inside Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers stand guard inside Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A marathon runner prepares herself as spectators watch at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, April 14, 2013. North Koreans held the 26th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon to mark the upcoming birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung on April 15. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

Marathon runners pass by a North Korean soldier during the race in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

A marathon runner walks out of Kim Il Sung Stadium after completing the race in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

A man watches girls shroud one another with towels to keep warm before giving the towels to marathon runners inside Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium, Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)

Cars with timing clocks wait for the start of a marathon to begin at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 14, 2013. North Korea hosted the 26th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon to mark the upcoming April 15, 2013 birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A traffic policeman, front, and other spectators watch a marathon inside Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)