The Boston Marathon Tragedy
I'm bummed for those didn't get to complete their marathon - their Boston.
I'm disgusted by the actions of some person, some group, some someone, who could do this.
I'm mad for those who lost their life, or lost a limb.
I'm saddened for those who were injured, who saw, who experienced the entire thing.
I'm angry at whoever thought they could ruin Marathon Monday.
I'm thankful for first responders and volunteers and people that jumped on the scene.
I'm inspired by the running community and the human spirit.
I'm hopeful for all those who know we can move on, move forward, and keep going.
Decked out in blue and yellow, Boston Marathon colors. |
This morning, the Athens Road Runners gathered on the track on campus for a run together - for solidarity, for hope, for memory, for camaraderie. Still, I didn't know what else to do but run. We started with a moment of silence, and proceeded on a two-mile loop as a group. Some fast, some slow, some inbetween. Some in silence, some talked the whole way. On the way to campus, at 5:45 am, the radio show was talking about the 8-year-old, just identified late last night, and how he had just hugged his dad who was about to finish his race, and he was running back to his mom and sisters. His dad was running Boston - the runner's dream - and in turn lost his son. That's when I lost it - just a few tears, but enough to really feel what these people felt yesterday.
Athens Road Runners morning. |
Boston? Boston, too, in time will recover. We all will. We just need to keep moving forward.
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Great post, Sweetie! I said a similar message in today's Track Tuesday post. Runners are resilient. We only need a reason to run harder.
ReplyDeleteThank you much! We are SO resilient - in the sole proof that we go out and run, for miles upon miles, without thinking about it twice. That we work so hard to make our realities happen - I don't think people always realize that fact. Run harder indeed - I'm running harder these next two weeks into my half - I'm #runforboston.
DeleteBTW...I love that fellow flowers image so I added to my Track Tuesday post. :-)
ReplyDeleteKeep moving forward - that is exactly. After hearing about Boston, and of course, following along with everyone else in the US - it just made me WANT to run more. It did not strike fear into me, it made me want to show people that we are strong. I'm running today for Boston. It only seems right.
ReplyDeleteRight? All I felt like I could do last night was go run - I didn't have any other way to connect the dots for me or my mental capacity at that point.
DeleteThanks for linking up at Kids Running Wild & thanks for sharing your thoughts. Keep running!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and taking the time to read. Running as much as I know how! <3
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