NYC Marathon-gate: What would you do?

The ING New York City Marathon will go on as planned this Sunday, November 4, despite power outages currently happening in all of downtown New York, and sheer devastation remaining in Staten Island, Coney Island, the Jersey Shore, Breezy Point, Long Island, the Rockaways, and a shit ton of other places in the tri-state area.

Organizers (The New York Road Runners ) have said that this year's marathon is "dedicated to the City of New York, the victims of the hurricane, and their families." And they've adjusted the marathon plans to "ensure our planning doesn't affect any recovery efforts." Sole focus is being put on Marathon Sunday, meaning the opening ceremony and Saturday's NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K have been cancelled. New York Road Runners revised their cancellation policy too, and "established ways for everyone to support the relief effort through charitable donations." 

Click to read more ...

Brokelyn Gives Us the Best Places To Watch The NYC Marathon Go By

The ING New York City Marathon is this Sunday, and our friends at Brokelyn have made a great list of places in Brooklyn to watch all 47,000 runners pass by (side note: you know how LOTS of runners eat bananas during the race? Ever see someone slip on a peel? That HAS to have happened before, right?)