There seems to be a lot of controversy concerning the NYC marathon. Twitter is alive with speculation, retweets, articles and debates.
All that being said, it appears that the marathon still has a good chance of happening. See articles below:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nyc-marathon-not-expected-be-affected-storm-0#overlay-context=article/twitter-abuzz-disney-lucas-mashups
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=8573196&city=newyork
I believe this is a decision to do something that benefits the city financially, runners who have trained for many months, and the overall moral after a trying few days. Many non runners believe it should be scrapped altogether, not realizing what a marathon can bring.
A marathon can bring excitement to a city that feels weary. A marathon can bring inspiration to people who are distracted by negative situations. A marathon can bring fun to a stressful week. If the marathon doesn't hurt the city, it can only help it.
Godspeed to all who are traveling. If you arent able to make it, my heart breaks for you. I hope NYRR will seriously consider not charging these runners for deferring. It's not in their power, and a lot of them are already lising money with travel expenses that will not be refundable. I encourage out of who do make it to reach out on the ING NYC Marathon Facebook page and coordinate cab rides by location; this could alleviate the stress and financial burden of not taking the $2.25 subway.
4 days until the ING NYC Marathon
Edited to add: pictures below are from my local park and neighborhood. Also blogging from my phone is annoying!!!
5 comments:
Glad to hear you guys are safe! We got some wind all the way in Charlotte too- that thing was massive.
I totally agree with you about all the things a marathon can do. And I DO think they should still have the marathon. But I also think it's kind of sad that NYRR wont show any kind of mercy toward those runners who can't physically get to NYC because their flights, etc., were cancelled. The RD of the Boston Marathon gave people the option to defer until next year because of the heat and to my knowledge, didn't charge anything extra. For the NYRR to charge an exorbitant fee to defer just seems... heartless.
Wow those are some dramatic pics!
Thank you so much for posting that update! I found your blog on accident one day. I am flying in from Indy and was feeling really guilty about coming. I am feeling much more excited now! I needed to hear something positive about the event. : )
Glad to hear that you guys are ok!
Kristin, I follow @ericasara and saw you have two friends who are not running Philly in two weeks - NYC on Nov 4th was supposed to be my first marathon and I have been training for 6 months. I even had family flown in from Romania and Colombia to cheer for me. I was so psyched to run on Sunday and now am looking for an alternative. Would you mind asking your friends or putting me in touch with them? You would make me very happy. Feel free to email me at diegoprada@gmail.com
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