miles in around the park." "When we run for cause, we need to run anyway," he added. "We all understand why they canceled," said marathon runner Jack Waitz. "And we will be back and even better next year, but it is still very important to run today. We all paid substantial money to be here, and we raised money." The reason for the cancellation was that Hurricane Sandy, which left 100 people dead and huge areas of the city without electricity, made it difficult for the marathon to be held. Generators would have been needed to power laptops and cameras for the race, which would have taken away power from around 400 homes, according to the New York Post . Also, the race would have started in Staten Island, which is the hardest hit borough, with 19 people dead, and would then have made its way through many of the worst storm-devastated neighborhoods in the city. Participants were asked to donate food, clothing and money to the Sandy Relief, which made the smaller marathon a successful endeavor, which did not deprive New Yorkers of much needed power. Plus the runners themselves were happy with their decision to participate. There was one problem, however, as it turns out that more than a dozen generators, which would have really benefited cold and hungry New Yorkers who lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy, were left stranded by the city in Central Park yesterday. On top of this, apparently, near the finish line of