LL and I started this blog as a way for us to share our experiences with fitness, fashion, and fitness fashion. It's frivolous escapism most of the time, mixed in with some tips and advice if we have any, based on our own failed fits, race experiences, etc. And our guest posts have usually been more of the same; when my husband has chimed in in the past, it's been to write about being "Married to Fitness" or when I "Brought My Man to the Barre" (both funny posts by the D-man).
But this time, he was willing to share some thoughts on the NYC marathon, a hot topic in the media. I understand this is a controversial topic, and I can see both sides of the argument. You may or may not agree with him, but I think it makes sense to touch on this current "fitness" topic of today. Thanks Dusters for sharing your thoughts:
I just wanted to take a moment to chime in on what had been a hot topic until just a while ago.
Mayor Bloomberg's heart was certainly in the right place in wanting to move ahead with the 2012 running of the New York City Marathon, wanting to once again show the world how the city can overcome adversity. In this instance, however, it wasn't really about that. NYC had nothing to prove to the world, the city was a casualty of a force that does not choose its target, hurricanes aren't there to make a statement. As such, New York's only duty is to its citizens. While some businesses are sure to miss the revenue, the people who are still struggling to extract themselves from the morass that was left behind are certainly better served by the resources that would have been redeployed to administer the race. As a runner, I would take no offense. Runners know that any race, any run, any body can be affected by forces outside your control. Sometimes a race doesn't happen, either literally or figuratively, you move on. New York should take the time to truly heal properly and when it's ready, the runners will come back.
It's not an easy thing for a politician to backtrack on such a public declaration but kudos to Mayor Bloomberg for making the hard decision, the right decision.
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