Running (A Business): All Hail The New York City Marathon, All Hail New York

Rudy Giuliani was talking at a press conference in Australia and said that watching the New York City Marathon, only weeks after 9/11, was one of the proudest moments of his time in office. See, New York has a reputation. A tradition. A strength. And so when institutions like Saturday Night Live, say, or the ING New York City Marathon, continue on amidst tragedies -- be they terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers or a hurricane sweeping across the Atlantic and flooding mid-town -- the city can't s...