Please continue to pray for those victims killed and injured, as well as their families and friends. It is going to be a very long road back for so many.
Some of the hallmarks of the Boston Marathon are determination, perseverance and resiliency. Those attributes took on new meaning Monday afternoon, when the race itself became instantly unimportant, and humanity took over in the form of the BAA volunteers, medical team and first responders. It is absolutely clear to me that having over 1,000 medical and security personnel on site saved countless more lives, the injuries were that horrific. Heroes and heroic deeds were everywhere.
I shudder to think about all those years my whole family was at the finish line, and this year leaving my cell phone at a reception causing me to leave the grandstand early to get it…a reminder that life is indeed precious and fragile.
It is a national security issue as you know, with our beautiful finish area dubbed ‘the most complex crime scene’ in the history of the Boston Police Dept. The BAA is working to assist in any way we can, attend to the medical status of the injured and beginning to formulate plans and responses for the thousands of runners who could not finish.
I am buoyed by the response of the public and the runners themselves, most of whom vowed to be back, stronger than ever, and that is the attitude of everyone associated with this great event.
I look forward to seeing you all again, and I thank you again for your support and prayers, please keep them coming for the victims and our country.
Guy Morse
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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