Article updated: 11/3/2012 5:05 PM

NYC Marathon runners fill unexpected free time

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With the official New York City Marathon canceled the night before, a team of runners take a break Saturday after running the marathon route to the opposite side of the Queensboro Bridge in New York. From left are Fumi Ishigaki; Tomoaki Ishigaki; Jacqueline Mark and Yuki Kaneshige.

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Whether from Europe, South America or elsewhere, runners in the canceled New York City Marathons shared the same sentiment. Sympathy for the victims of Superstorm Sandy. Understanding of why city officials canceled Sunday's race. But bitterness that the decision was made Friday instead of earlier in the week, before they boarded planes.