Posted on 11/04/2012 10:32:15 AM PST by jimbo123
Runner Eliza Wierzbinska frowns with her marathon number at the Javits Center on Saturday. Even though she lives in New York City, she has sympathy for the runners who traveled in for the marathon and spent a lot of money to get to the Big Apple.
Marathoner Heather Nerhood, after flying in from Texas for the now-canceled race, couldn’t just cool her heels Saturday.
Along with hundreds of other disappointed marathoners, Nerhood burned off her frustration by running through Central Park.
“We were upset [Friday] because the announcement was made while we were at the Javits Center picking up our bibs,” said Nerhood, a 41-year-old kindergarten teacher, referring to Mayor Bloomberg’s last-minute change of heart that slammed the brakes on the race.
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Is there not one single story, just one individual, who put his or her own need for self-actualization aside to help those in need in the NYC area? New Yorkers have supported these runners year and year, and yet no one can step forward and say thank you for the opportunity, how can I help?
Granted, it should be postponed or canceled due to the problems, but it should have been the first thing canceled, not the last.
I agree, however are we to believe that these people, who can spend in many cases several thousands of dollars in airfare and hotel rooms, probably spend thousands in high end running shoes a year, don’t have the means to, uh, I don’t know, turn on a TV? They don’t have internet connections and or smart phones? They were totally oblivious to what was going on in NYC right up until the minute the race was finally cancelled? They had to wait for that idiot Bloomberg?
Sure, if they had cancelled last week, they might have still been out some money - I’m guessing the registration fees aren’t refundable but they might have been able to cancel their flights and hotel reservations and gotten at least partial refunds.
I agree with you. New York City made a big deal about continuing the race and then cancelled it at the last minute after many spent thousands of dollars to come.
And it was cancelled only for politic points.
This is why when I’m driving and I see elitist types like this woman here and cyclists dressed in their cycling get-up ,like some modern version of a Medieval Harlequin, I come as close as I can to running them off the road without actually hitting them.
It should have never come down to the last minute, but still, it was the right call.
This bitch needs to realize that sometimes life sucks, deal with it.
It is not a hate thing of poor folks, just a lack of common sense on some of the runners and their families.
Boomberg was the real culprit, who due to lack of intestinal fortitide refused to cancel the race due to the servere weather forthcoming to ny.
Boomberg should refund all the runners costs as a sign of good will for being an idiot.
I can’t believe they didn’t assume it would be cancelled, and showed up expecting it to still be held. If they had used common sense, then they would have stayed home.
Huh? was that aimed at me?
Bloomberg should have announced the cancellation as early as Tuesday last week, or Wednesday at the latest. His idiotic fixation on holding this race in the aftermath of the worst storm to hit the region in more than a hundred years was a huge blunder.
Caring only about themselves, in their little world, with no room for other people.
The city was going to use generators for the marathon. There were people without power and food.
The conclusion was obvious, and Bloomy made the right decision, even if it was reluctantly.
Absolutely! Guess it hasn't occurred to them. All of them, with this attitude, are losers.
bfl
Work first, play later.
The photo of this whining slug is Eliza Wierzbinska of Staten Island
Ms. Wierzbinska is the former Miss Polonia 2009 of Staten Island,
Unbelievable ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ba1OKY7Xc
Maybe they could re-do it as the Upper Middle Class Twit Competition.
The mayor made a huge error in judgement not canceling the race as soon as he became aware of the magnitude of the distruction in his city & surrounding neighborhoods. The runners would have not flown in. I’d be upset if a leader couldn’t grasp the situation and cancel the race & i got on a plane ONLY to learn that the race was cancelled once I got there. He should think about retiring. Cuz he won’t win another election. Another fine example of leading from behind.
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I need my endorphins.....
That's OK, Bloomingidiot can reimburse them. He's a Trillionaire.
Fork it over Einstein.
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