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“No, We Won’t Be Shaken…”

April 15, 2013

I was able to finish the race. I quickly moved through the finish line, because I do not like crowds. I grabbed my medal and

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Sharing a handful of moments that filled my heart with joy

April 15, 2013

 I’ve divided this post into two parts: the first will address yesterday’s tragic events at the finish line of the Boston Marathon; the second will

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It is the spectators who make the Boston Marathon what it is

April 15, 2013

For the most part, my story of the 2013 Boston Marathon is very similar to many who have run it before me. From the first

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The sweetest e-mail a marathoner could hope for

April 15, 2013

Most of the stories on BostonLog.com concentrate on a runner’s effort to qualify for Boston and the personal experiences of race day. This story is

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“OK, this guy says I can do it, so I guess I better run!”

April 15, 2013

When I was in high school, my family went skiing in Colorado. At the top of the snow covered mountains, the view was breathtaking! We

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I became delusional around mile 20, barely finished, and ended up in the medical tent

April 15, 2013

I finished the Boston Marathon, I ended up in the medical tent, bombs went off, people were hurt/killed and nothing has been the same since.

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I thought my friends were asking me if I was OK because everyone knew I was running injured

April 15, 2013

I ran my first Boston Marathon in 2011, my second Boston in the record breaking heat of 2012, and my third Boston Marathon in 2013,

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I never had to fight off any negative emotions. They just didn’t stand a chance

April 15, 2013

I usually can’t wait to write a race recap, and my recap of Boston was of course going to be no exception. But circumstances have

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There was one more person I met that day who helped get me through it

April 15, 2013

My first and only marathon happened on April 15th, 2013. Boston had been a goal of mine since graduating from the University of Delaware in

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Back at the hotel, our phones went wild!

April 15, 2013

My new boss called me on Monday evening to make sure I was OK. After I told him Kathy and I were not harmed or

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I will not let cowards prevail over what turned out to be my most complete marathon yet

April 15, 2013

At the onset of my running career (wouldn’t that be great if it was a career?) at the age of 40, I had never run

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Like no other marathon I’ve run. I understand why people who love it, love it

April 15, 2013

This race is going to be remembered for a long time, and for all the wrong reasons. I’ve gone back and forth in my head

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It’s not the feeling you want to have when you’ve run 26 miles in Boston

April 15, 2013

Putting my 2013 Boston experience on paper is a very difficult thing for me to do, but I am going to give it my best

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God protected us that day. He sent out his army of angels all over the city of Boston

April 15, 2013

I had finished the race and returned to the finish line to wait for my friend Tim and others to finish. I was standing alongside

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I remembered watching three years earlier, wondering if I would ever have a shot at the finish

April 16, 2012

We fired up our watches, exchanged some last minute good lucks and took a minute to soak it in. This was it – we were

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Dancer in a Heat Wave: Pain, Agony, and Distress on the Road to Boston

April 16, 2012

When I first set out with the intention of running the Boston Marathon for the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of my dear grandfather, I had

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