New York City Marathon

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Fenland Runner Nov 2012 8:11pm, 4 Nov 2012 14,451 posts	Fenland Runner Well said, Pudds. A rash political decision. Nowadays the world is governed by political correctness and NOT what is right.
LouLou Nov 2012 8:11pm, 4 Nov 2012 5,155 posts	LouLou Well done Pudds.
postieboy Nov 2012 8:25pm, 4 Nov 2012 1,325 posts	postieboy Well done for going through with it anyway Pudds. NYC authorities (especially the mayor) and NYRR have a lot to answer for for their handling of the situation.
Discovery Dave Nov 2012 2:04pm, 5 Nov 2012 10,741 posts	Discovery Dave That might just be one of my favourite forum posts ever. Pudds, would you consider writing one of Lord Fetch's articles?
DIY Diva Nov 2012 1:03pm, 6 Nov 2012 5,159 posts	DIY Diva Pudds has summed it up perfectly. Ditto my experience in NY. x
Kif-Kif Nov 2012 2:10pm, 7 Nov 2012 7,899 posts	Kif-Kif philadelphia.cbslocal.com
clydesdale489rac Nov 2012 10:14pm, 16 Nov 2012 23 posts	clydesdale489rac Well said Pudds. I unfortunately didn't get to NY. Flights cancelled a couple of times and by the time my flight was rearranged I was aware that the Marathon was going to be cancelled. So decided not to go. I think you are absolutely correct that the handling of the whole situation was poor. I'm not complaining even though I lost money, there were people who lost their lives and homes. What I have agreed to do for my charity is run a race called 'Joe's Not the New York Marathon' on Sunday 02-12-2012 in order that my charity can still collect the sponsorship which both them and me worked hard to raise. There's always next year for me.