Mayor, better late than never, I guess

While I normally like the decisions of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, I really don't understand why he decided today to cancel the marathon. As someone who ran in races in many states and in a couple of countries, I know there is no way that I could have run in any race where just a few blocks away people had no power, or just got their power back. But what I don't understand is why it took until Friday to make the decision. At a certain point Tuesday, didn't he know the general extent of the damage and how long it would take to get the city back to at least semi-normal? I think he should have cancelled the race on Tuesday or Wednesday. By Friday before the race on Sunday, a lot of people would go there. But I guess it's better late than never telling people that the race is cancelled.