Boston Marathon (Page 12)

Quite a scene at the federal court house in Boston, which is 1/2 mile from my office. Has been evacuated due to a bomb threat. Big crowd outside as well, seems folks are awaiting the arrival of the marathon bomber, but who knows what is up with that. What a week.....

Thanks for sharing this.  I thought it was very good insight.

I saw the video a dozen times and wondered about this guy.  I thank God he is OK and amazed he got back up and finished.  Wow!!

"The image of 78-year-old Bill Iffrig, knocked to the ground by the force of the explosion just 15 feet from the finish, has been viewed over and over worldwide. He got up to complete the full 26.2 miles."

Yeah, I wondered about him for a while.  I thought maybe he could have been hit by something BUT I sort of concluded it was an old guy, on tired legs, got knocked over by the blast and landed on his knees.  He seemed to be favoring them in subsequent footage (and not some other body part).  He was interviewed on one of the stations last night (I assume he has been the subject of a lot of conversation since he seemed to be the only runner to go down).  Looks like my assumption was correct, thankfully.

A couple other people that jumped out at me (other than the spectators which is hard to make out).

• Is the lady who checked her watch before checking the explosion behind her.
• The guy who covers his left ear/face.  Curious if he caught shrapnel or ruptured ear drum or something.
• The girl volunteers in the yellow jackets that were RIGHT ON THE FENCE...  They seemed scared, but ok, more or less. 

I'm guessing the density of the crowd probably kept some of the damage from being wide spread.  BUT, the spectators then received all the force of it.  Just terrible.

You know, more than anything, my eye kept getting drawn to the same guy, Kido -- the one who grabbed his ears. Something about his response made me want to jump through the screen and hug him, even more so than Bill Iffrig, whose story I still love. I think it's because it captured the emotion of the moment for me -- you know, what the heck just happened, confusion, disorientation. He didn't seem hurt. But his confusion came across as almost childlike, so innocent, like he totally didn't understand what was happening and needed someone to explain. Sort of heart wrenching to watch.

This one gets me too:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/boston-marathon-explosions-video

Click on the video called "Boston marathon runners recall horror, terror" and watch for the older gentleman, Tom Marrin talk about his experience at around :35 and again at 1:22. So sad and so touching. 

http://imgur.com/a/sUrnA

Link to 4 chan pictures of the possible bombing suspects. This is just what the internet is finding, not actual suspects yet. But sometimes this is how things get solved.

Some interesting photos.  I think you could eliminate many of them because of the way they are being held.  I'm thinking mainly in terms of how much it must have weighed.  I haven't heard an estimate but it would be significant. 

Someone on there estimated 30lbs. OF course this could be someone talking out of there so who knows really.

I'd be willing to bet the two guys in the black coats, tan pants, tan boots, and earphones are not the bombers.....those boys look like they play for the other team to me.  Pretty standard issue for Special Operations units.

Agreed.  The guy with the white and sunnies on top of his head/hat, on the other hand... he looks real hinky to me.  

Bill Iffrig  ---  Now that just blows my mind.   78 years old and running a 4 hour marathon!  Amazing!  I think they said this was his 45th marathon.

Yesterday wasn't a very good day, although I did take my son fishing for an hour. Today is the first day back in the office since the marathon. And now it's back to reality. I was walking to work wearing the marathon jacket, lots of smiles and nods. Politics aside, I think this country is pretty strong when threatened.

BAA is doing a pretty good job doling out information and trying to support runners. They sent out this email. The links didn't copy, so if anyone wants the original information shoot me a PM.

Philadelphia loves Boston. Hundreds of runners went converged on City Hall and ran to the Constitution Center/Liberty Bell. The police blocked off the streets for us. So amazing.

Can you guys see where it says "Only in America" - that was the sign on the National Jewish History Museum.

(run bell.jpg)

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Great pics! Makes me proud.

Local paper said close to 3,000 runners.

What a great letter from the BAA.

TO OUR RUNNERS:

The B.A.A. has been just outstanding with their communications.