THEY WILL RUN

Officials Won’t Cancel NYC Marathon

‘This is about helping the city.’

The race will go on, and not everyone is happy about it. Mary Wittenburg, chief executive of race organizer New York Road Runners, defended the group’s decision not to cancel the five-borough race, scheduled to take place Sunday, despite the city-wide devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. “This isn’t about running, this is about helping the city,” she said. “We’re dedicating the race to the lives that were lost and helping the city recover.” Mayor Bloomberg, who sees the race as opportunity to reignite economic activity in the city and raise money for relief charities, supports the decision: “The city is a city where we have to go on.”