Up to 500 Irish runners impacted as New York marathon canceled after Hurricane Sandy

Irish charities hit hard as Mayor Bloomberg forced to back down over race - VIDEO

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Up to 500 Irish runners and many Irish charities will miss out because the 2012 New York marathon was canceled after Hurricane Sandy.

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Priscilla Santos, in Coney Island, told NBC 4 New York the situation there was dire.

She said “What I'm dealing with is a whole week, basically, of losing income... no heat, no water, no toilets, no food, no nothing.”

Happily as the thousands of runners arrive to New York, having hoped to run the Marathon, these able-bodied and kind spirited athletes are turning their hands to volunteering to help those in need.

One of the runners Meg Stlnick, from Wichita said “We have so many skill sets among us all and we're going to go out there.

“We have thermal gear. We're going to put out backs into it just as we would 25 miles. We're going to help these New Yorkers in any way we can.”

Another runner, Tyler Kaltenbach from Portland said “I feel like the right decision was finally made, but I think it was made two or three days too late... now that I'm here, I want to make an effort to volunteer and do something to help.”

Here’s NBC’s coverage of the race cancellation:

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

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