East Oldham Coach Kathy Riley witnessed the explosions at the Boston Marathon and describes it.
It's been a painful week. Everyone felt it, including four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers. He tells Jason Gay, The beauty of the sport is always there. (via online.wsj.com)
From Hopkinton to Boston more than a half a million people line the streets the third Monday in April, beginning their holiday by cheering the never-ending stream of runners that pass by. The women of Wellesley College know their place at the halfway mark. Their youthful enthusiasm provides the runners some mental fuel to make it to Boylston Street and the finish line at Copley Square that’s still 13-miles away. The bars and restaurants are crowded with people, most glued to this storied race pictured on the flat screens. The city is buzzing. Everyone is happy in Beantown. It’s Patriots Day, the date designated for the oldest and most-fabled 26.2-mile footrace in the world, the Boston Marathon.
University of Louisville cross country/track and field head coach Ron Mann and former letterwinners Wesley Korir and Michael Eaton have confirmed they were not harmed by the explosions at the Boston Marathon and are currently safe in their respective hotels.
Editors Note: MileSplit sends our thoughts and prayers out to those suffering and affected by the tragic events that occurred today at the Boston Marathon. The running community is 100% behind all of you.
Live: 2013 Boston Marathon Live Streaming Video (via FloTrack)