Yesterday afternoon as I returned back to work from my 5
mile run I noticed that my cell phone was going off like crazy and I did not
understand why. I sort of ignored this and continued on with my run but as I entered
my companies gym I noticed the TV was on and I saw the Boston Marathon and what appeared to
be smoke coming from the finish line.
I immediately panicked a little as I personally knew people
running the marathon and I also had twitter friends runner.
As I watched this madness unfold my heart sank and I began
to cry as I was deeply saddened that someone would attack something as
wholesome and beautiful as a marathon.
A marathon is a time when people from all countries,
nationalities and socioeconomic backgrounds to compete in friendly competition.
I remember my first marathon and I remember making conversation with some of the
people running by me and we talked about where we were from and what type of
training we did. Nobody was there to tear another person down or to think you
were better than someone. We were there because we trained for months and now
we were celebrating our training.
Yesterday someone attacked the Boston marathon. For whatever
reason I don’t know, I don’t know if we will ever know. I don’t feel like someone
just attacked a group of runners I feel like someone attacked my family.
In the midst of heartache and tragedy the love of humans came out. I saw so many tweets of people in Boston who offered up their homes and restaurants who were offering food to people. I spoke with a friend this morning who said that a lady came out of her house with blankets and coats for runners who had been stopped outside of her house, she didn't want them to go hypothermic from stopping so abruptly. I read of stories of runners continuing on to the hospital to donate blood, so many runners came that they were turning people away. These stories made my heart swell because sometimes we are left to wonder do humans still care for one another and this proves that we do.
These last 24 hours I have been asked multiple times “do you
still want to run Boston” my answer is “Yes, this makes me want to run Boston
even more!”
Alvina Begay a Nike N7 ambassador tweeted last night “If you’re
trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are the wrong group to target.”
This is why I will continue to strive for my dream to run Boston. This tragic
incident has made me more determined to reach my goal and to run Boston.
Runners of the world must stand united and stand strong at this time let us be empowered
by this senseless act and remember what we run for!!
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