Dude, glad you're ok. I'm part of a running club here and a small group went up for the marathon. The one lady I know that was running finished about 25 minutes before the blast.
This has hit me kind of hard, for two reasons. I'm originally a Masshole, and while I never lived in Boston, I would visit occasionally, and always felt it was a city I could see myself living in. Also since picking up running late last year, I've daydreamed about running that marathon*. I feel like this amazing event that I have come to look at with awe has been desecrated by this violence.
Bostonians are a stubborn lot, as are most of the runners I know, so ultimately I'm sure this will just bring us closer together. I wouldn't be surprised if applications for next year's race actually go up.
Here's to the families of the victims; they have a long hard road ahead.
Heres' to the cowardly fuck who pushed the button; you'd better hope I'm not the one who finds you.
*For anyone who doesn't know (I'm assuming everyone), the Boston marathon is one of the oldest marathons in the world, and not just anyone can sign up. Runners have to run a qualifying marathon, i.e., one vetted by the BAA, in under a particular time standard for your age and sex. In my case, I would need to run a qualifying marathon in no more than 3 hours and 10 minutes. No small feat. Even if you never run Boston, running a qualifying time is kind of a big deal.
