Breaking: NYC marathon canceled

Posted at 5:19 pm on November 2, 2012 by Jesse M.

We have decided to cancel the NYC marathon. The New York Road Runners will have additional information in days ahead for participants.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) November 2, 2012

We feel badly for the runners who flew to New York already, but this was the right decision.

Twitter reaction:

NYC marathon canceled just in time for no one to change their travel plans.
— Brian Barrett (@brbarrett) November 2, 2012

New York City Marathon canceled. Very late in the day. So now they've not only irritated storm survivors, but runners too.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) November 2, 2012

Numerous chatter regarding #Threats on the lives of #NYC Marathon runners if they ran on Staten Island — Mayor had non choice #Mob runs SI
— Incarcerated Bob IBN (@incarceratedbob) November 2, 2012

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