As one runner neared the finish line near Boylston and Exeter streets, where two explosions erupted three years ago, he handed spectator Judy Tarr, 64, of Nashua, N.H., an imitation rose and asked her to place it near the site of the bombings.
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“It’s just an awesome, awesome day and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world and I had a lot of people pulling for me as every runner does”, Haslet said after crossing the finish line at 7:20 p.m. via Boston Herald.
Monday’s race is the 120th and the 48th consecutive Boston Marathon to fall on a Monday, according to organizers. She got a hug from her coach on the other side and sent up a quick prayer of thanks.
April 15, 1996 – The 100th Boston Marathon is run.
Crouch, who now calls Blowing Rock, N.C., home, completed the historic 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 37 minutes, 36 seconds.
In 2013, she was standing near the finish line cheering for the runners when she was injured by the second of two bombs planted among the crowds.
A year after Gibb’s first run, Kathrine Switzer registered for the race using her first initial, B.A.A.co-director Jock Semple chased her onto the course and tried to pull off her bib number; men in the race knocked him out of the way.
On Monday, April 18, more than 30,000 runners took off from Hopkinton and traveled 26.2 miles to Boston.
Many of these athletes run in teams – none more inspiring over the years than Team Hoyt.
“I ran with the city in my heart”, he told WBZ-TV in interview after his finish, before adding that he was also thinking of bombing victims Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu, and Krystle Campbell, as well as Officer Sean Collier.
Sarah Anderson, 36, of Back Bay, said the security measures helped spectators enjoy the Boston Marathon and remain at ease during the day of celebration.
Also finishing the race was Marc Fucarile, who also lost a leg in the terror attack. “There was a point in my life I wasnt a ballroom dancer, either”, she said.
One of this year’s runners was Adrianne Haslet, 35, who had previously attended the event on 2013, where she was observing runners just before a bomb fell near her and wounded her leg. She finished 22nd overall among the finishers in the marathon.
“It’s really emotional because I think of all the definitions that this finish line has held”, she said after limping across the line Monday night.
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The person, who wished to remain anonymous, says they were watching the race from the 5th floor at 745 Boylston Street.
