On April 15, 2013 the Boston Marathon began the same way it had for the past one hundred and seventeen years. But it ended in a way that no one would have ever thought of happening, with two bombs exploding near the finish line of the race. Three people were killed, at least 264 people were injured, and everyone there was sent into a world of panic. No runner could understand why a terrorist would pick a marathon of all places to launch an attack The 2014 Boston Marathon was an emotional one due to it being a year since the bombing and since some runners could no longer run. A picture taken at the 2014 Boston Marathon shows a man, assumed to be a runner, kneeling by a memorial on the sidewalk. The memorial contains flowers and even a pair of running shoes. The runner pictured is also holding an American flag. The terrorists’ goal was probably to tear down the United States and make them too afraid to host the 2014 Boston Marathon, but the bombing …show more content…
Did he run at the 2013 Boston Marathon? Did he know someone who was injured during the bombing? Is he crying or praying? Due to the exclusiveness of the Boston Marathon, it can be assumed that he did run at the marathon in 2013. If he is publicly displaying his emotions at the memorial, he has probably been directly affected by the incident at the 2013 marathon. Unless someone had asked him, there is no way to know from the picture if he had a friend who was injured. The running community is very close knit and so therefore even if he did not personally know someone who was hurt during the explosions, he probably feels like he did. The runner could be praying and crying at the same time. The closed eyes imply that the runner was praying but the frown implies that he was crying. This photo captures the effect that the bombing had on the running community and the pride this runner has for his