Boston Runner: 'Police Said Boston Explosions Were Training Exercise'

 

Weird statements here..

A very scary thing just crossed my mind. As I walk into UofL football games Central Avenue is usually pretty with people. Near the intersection with Floyd Street there are several large garbage cans that are full of beer cans and bottles as the law won't let you carry a container across Floyd Street. I am now seeing that trash as potential shrapnel.

I totally agree...and not just inside the event, but think about all of the people who tailgate at games, or the lines of fans leaving after a game is over. Really is a scary thought.

As an endurance athlete I feel this will forever change how races are conducted. As bugatti pointed out earlier there is typically little-to-no security and/or checks for spectators watching. Due to the nature of the races I'm not sure how it would even be done.

 

My heart goes out to the people affected and as someone who had several friends running the race it was a VERY scary time calling, texting, and checking Facebook to ensure they were safe (they all are).

Boston Runner: 'Police Said Boston Explosions Were Training Exercise'

 

Weird statements here..

 

Doesn't seem all that weird to me that there would be bomb dogs at an event as large as the Boston Marathon.

Still early, but what I have seen on TV, and also heard, it's most likely domestic.

But the one thing that sticks out is the multiple devices, both that went off and those that did not. It was definitely done by more that one person.

But the one thing that sticks out is the multiple devices, both that went off and those that did not. It was definitely done by more that one person.

 

I had thought that I heard that the "person of interest" was a 20 year old Saudi national. I was so tired by that point of the night that maybe I heard that wrong.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776320-martin-richard-8-killed-in-boston-marathon-blast?lite

 

The 8-year old child killed in the bombing was named Martin Richard. He was at the race to cheer on his dad, who was running in the marathon.

 

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776320-martin-richard-8-killed-in-boston-marathon-blast?lite

 

The 8-year old child killed in the bombing was named Martin Richard. He was at the race to cheer on his dad, who was running in the marathon.

 

 

Makes me just want to choke whoever is responsible. :rage:

Martin Richard, 8, killed in Boston Marathon blast - U.S. News

 

The 8-year old child killed in the bombing was named Martin Richard. He was at the race to cheer on his dad, who was running in the marathon.

 

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I believe on the Today Show they said Martin had gone out to hug his dad at the finish line. The dad continued and the rest of the family returned to the sidewalk when the explosion occurred. Apparently his sister lost a limb if I heard correctly.

I had thought that I heard that the "person of interest" was a 20 year old Saudi national. I was so tired by that point of the night that maybe I heard that wrong.

 

I didn't catch most of it because I was tired of it all, but from the comments I read that person was incorrectly profiled, so-to-speak, and was tackled near the scene of the accident. According to the press conference last night they have no person in custody and the "person of interest" at the hospital was a rumor.

As an endurance athlete I feel this will forever change how races are conducted. As bugatti pointed out earlier there is typically little-to-no security and/or checks for spectators watching. Due to the nature of the races I'm not sure how it would even be done.

You really can't do anything. I guess at the start/finish areas you could surround the perimeter and close off buildings and streets but it would be a logistical nightmare when you consider how many more cops it would take to do that. Not to mention a huge portion of these races often go through and/or adjacent to residential neighborhoods. Until the past couple of years the Louisville Marathon always started by the Southern Parkway not far from Iroquois Park. That would be virtually impossible to contain that area. At some point you just have to go on and pray it does not happen again. You can over think any situation but if these idiots want to carry out this type of attack they will.

I saw something this morning about a man on top of a building caught on camera. Any leads on that yet?

Great perspective from Bonnie Ford of ESPN.

 

Marathons, more than any other event I've covered in 20 years' worth of international sports experience, are a celebration of a range of achievement, not just the top percentile. The amateurs run in the footsteps of the elite. The pride is palpable from the front ranks all the way to the back. The massed color and movement at the start are an impressionist painting of accomplishment. Because -- honestly -- most normal folks would tell you that getting there is achievement enough. The training they invest and the self-belief they develop in the process are worth it, no matter how long it takes them to finish.

Beyond that, the Boston Marathon is a collective civic experience, a holiday with more than a century of history. Planting lethal bombs at any point on the course would have been a horrible, criminal act. The symbolism of planting them at the finish line, where so many have lifted their arms in exultation, is unbearable.

I saw something this morning about a man on top of a building caught on camera. Any leads on that yet?

 

As far as I know, they only have the picture and no leads on who it was or what he was doing there.

 

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