That was a great post and I am so glad to read that he is ok... And Congrats to him on getting 2nd!

Snyderman is OK. He texted me that he was fine after running a 2:59. A sad aftermath to a great run by Snyderman.

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Yea, that wasn't them in the video. The Hoyts were in all blue kit.

thanks for posting this, the way he went down I was afraid he had caught some shrapnel. It was the first image I saw of the bombing. My heart goes out to all those affected.

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Glad my family decide to watch me at mile 4 than coming down to pick me up at the finish. Fortunately I had just walked in the door of my in-laws where I am staying near the start when the news hit.

I finished very disappointed with my day, hugged my kids and BOOM. I could feel the heat/wind from the blast. Holy shit. Suddenly, I didn't give a rat's ass about a subpar marathon.

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hug them extra tight tonight! glad youre ok!

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Glad you're OK, give your kids an extra big hug tonight!

My heart goes out to all those affected by this sick, twisted act of terrorism. Where is this world heading? So sad.

I was running with Team Hoyt. We got stopped at Fenway Park, a mile from the finish. Dick and Rick got a ride back to the hotel. All the Team Hoyt runners are ok. What a senseless act. Who kills 8 year olds?

Dennis

Shit. Just that a friend lost his leg and his bride lost a foot. Jesus.

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A horrible day for Boston and the USA. On a side note Richard Jewell was innocent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell

Discovered planted pipe bomb at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympic Gamesin Atlanta, Georgia, United Statesand helped evacuate people from the area before the bomb exploded. He was later falsely accused of planting the bomb himself, but was fully exonerated following an investigation conducted by the FBI.

Thankfully I finished early and was able to make it out before it all happened. I was eating at the Globe about 45 minutes before then hopped on the train to catch my flight. Didn't know what happened until I got to the airport and got mass amounts of texts/tweets/fb posts seeing if I was ok. I guess my flight was one of the last to be able to leave because when I landed I heard they grounded all the flights out of Logan. I'm still in disbelief over what happened and the fact that I was just there. It's sickening and I hope they get this all figured out soon.

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holy shit, i hope they recover well and luckily it wasnt worse! my condolences to your friends.

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Im sorry. My prayers are with them!

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My club had some 55 members running the marathon. To my knowledge they are all safe and uninjured. I was at my club's water stop at 30k. First time I can remember being happy NOT to have run Boston.

Wow....really sorry to hear that. Truly sad news.

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What CNN has to say about this person:

"[Update, 8:55 p.m. ET] A Saudi national with a leg wound was under guard at a Boston hospital in connection with the bombings at the Boston Marathon, but investigators cannot say he is involved at this time and he is not in custody, a law enforcement official said Monday evening."
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/...-marathon/?hpt=hp_t1

Man I wasn't there but reading your post I just went up and tucked my kids in one extra time.

Here's a Reddit post with a first hand account from a finish line volunteer.

http://www.reddit.com/...on_at_boston/c9ftn98

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can a Saudi national not run or spectate or catch shrapnel at the Boston marathon?

stop. just stop.

Richard Jewell, the Central Park Five, etc. wait for it.... they will get to the bottom of this.

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A little late to this but i wanted to add my 2c


The news of the Boston Marathon bombing makes me sick.

Many of these people, just like you and I, enjoy racing, health, and the sense of community that builds around these events. Many of them who were finishing around the 4 hour mark are weekend warriors and those doing it for the love/thrill of completing a marathon. They are every day people whom share a love of sport.....

I am entering exam period(University) and I cannot force myself to study. I have constant thoughts of the terror that these people must have gone through which could have been me, a friend, a family member....makes me sick to my stomach. These events are supposed to bond people together through the love of a sport!!!!!!

I feel like, though i dont know most of you, that we are all bonded together though our love of sport and competition.
Though we are all competitive and may not be friends come race day, we are one big endurance family.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you as well as the civilians, Police, Firemen, Volunteers, and Medics who are doing an outstanding job.
You are the reason i still have faith in humanity.


To everyone --hug your loved ones a little longer tonight as we truly do not know what tomorrow will bring.

---Fellow endurance athlete

That is the point. Jeebus! Are people so fucking thick they need everything in pink.

I wasn't implying that he was responsible in any way. I was just pointing out that CNN did have a report about him while others were saying that the story was completely made up. IMO, the perpetrator(s) are unlikely to be amongst the injured. This guy is probably given extra scrutiny, probably erroneously, because of his nationality. That's all.

Your whole post--well said.

But to add to this quote here ^ : Do it every single night, because we never truly know what tomorrow will bring ...

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That made me teary eyed. Many beautiful people out there :)

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My wife and I had just reunited at our hotel a block from the finish after setting a PR at her very first Boston (3:29:33) when we heard and felt the blasts. Needless to say its put a different twist on what should have been a celebratory evening.

I spent most of the day out at the Riverside station at mile 17 and had just made it to the corner of Boylston to see he go by and was able to snap a pic. Very scary to see that picture of her an 1/8th of mile and only 40 minutes away from what happened.