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I'm hoping anyone that lives close to Boston is safe tonight after todays events. I live about 45 minutes north and am thankful I wasn't in the city today. Scary to listen to things unfold.. Be safe everyone..
 
I just heard about this. Shocked and sad. :( Thinking of everyone there and those who have loved ones there.
 
I had about 10 friends there, thankfully all are safe. Most were already done and clear of that area, and one was about 1/2 mile short of finishing and got moved off. Scary! The last thing on your mind at the end of a marathon is "am I safe?"
 
It is so very sad...I just don't have words...

I am praying for those that were there, injured and that lost loved ones today.
 
I can't imagine how angry I'd be if I ran 20+ miles and had to stop short of my goal, but obviously that is the least of the problems with this situation... lucky to be alive at that point. So sad. Prayers for all those injured and all the people there.
 
I had a friend running today. She crossed the finish line 22 secs before the explosion. I'm sad to have to keep hearing about these instances.
 
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I hate that one (or a few, who knows) person can cause so much pain. :(
 
I have been looking at the photos and watching the news wondering HOW anyone could do this to other people .. I just don't understand.
 
i don't even have words - it's just so unthinkable to me that this kind of thing happens :(
 
One of my non runner friends watched the videos and asked me how people could have kept running toward the finish even after the explosion. But, I totally get it. You've spent the last 26.2 miles thinking of nothing but crossing that finish line. It's the only thing on your mind, you have no idea what's going on around you. You are depleted of just about every nutrient, fluid, and oxygen. You're lucky to even know your name. There's no way you'd be of sound enough mind to process "oh that was a bomb, I better get out of here". The best you'd come up with was "wow, I'm really losing it, I could have sworn that was a bomb".

One of my friends was 1/4 mile from the finish and got pulled... I'm guessing she's not that upset about not having gotten the opportunity to be at the finish.
 
It just makes me sick to see things like this happen. I hate that something so amazing like the Boston Marathon will now be forever changed because of someone's twisted mind and urge to commit violence. I hope that next year they come back stronger than before rather than let the fear of some whacko keep them home. I hate the impact this will make on kids lives growing up wondering if it's safe to be in a big city anymore.

On a positive note, I was so thoroughly impressed with the number of people that without hesitation ran towards the blast site to help the wounded people. Gives me hope in humanity to see that.
 
So sad is right... so many people effected and hurt, and also so many lost their dream of finishing the race yesterday... I so pray they find the wack-jobs that did this and hold them accountable!
 
Angie & Jewelle - so glad to hear that your friends at the race were okay. The images on the news and internet are pretty tough to see. Our home office is on Boylston but closes for Patriots day.. thank goodness.

Karen - I agree, watching the news it was so good to see people running to help without hesitation.
 
Watched all day with disbelief from Australia...my husband is a triathlete and an underground miner. I've learnt to live with the inherent danger of his job, but that he could be in danger like that whilst performing his hobby never crossed my mind. I know he's still safer doing that triathlon than driving to the shops, the chances are something like this is a one-off...but still. I'll think of the people suffering every time he crosses the finish line safely.
 
all my people are accounted for.... i texted my ex bf immediately (he's in boston) and probably irritated the crap out of him with my run down of .. where's your sister.. where's your dad.. etc etc..but everyone is safe. this is just awful. i'm still in shock. im in boston all the time. i hate our world. really really hate our world.
 
a friend of a friend however was hurt ... so she's in all of our hearts here.
 
It's sad, it's sickening and ....I am just lost for words over all of this. Things like this shouldn't be happening ... anywhere
 
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