2014 Boston Marathon BAA 5k and Invitational Road Mile

Remembering Boston 2013 in the news

Remembering Boston 2013 in the news

Apr 15, 2014 by Christopher Chavez
Remembering Boston 2013 in the news

Today marks a solemn day not only for the running community, but for America. One year ago, two terrorists planted two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line and claimed the lives of three and injured more than 260 people. While the anniversary will bring along its share of tears, we must also celebrate and remember the bravery and strength of the city of Boston. 

It is now less than a week until thousands return to the streets for the 118th edition of the race. 

Flotrack will be on site to provide you with coverage. Site head Alex Lohr will even be participating in the race as he makes his marathon debut. (He will be wearing bib no. 5997, if you would like to track his progress throughout the race.)

Hundreds of other media outlets from across the nation will cover the weekend’s festivities. I would like to take this moment to recognize some of the brilliant journalism being done leading up to Patriots’ Day. 
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The Boston Globe provided the best coverage of last year’s bombing and the manhunt that followed. On Monday, they were recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage

MUST READ: David Abel of the Boston Globe wrote a masterpiece of a story telling the story of Bill and Denise Richard, the parents of 8-year-old Martin, who was the youngest victim of last year’s bombings. 

Part I: Courage after the attack
Part II: Moving forward and healing

One year, One City: The Globe also managed to gather many of the first responders, survivors and local sports stars for a historic photo shoot commemorating the connection made on that fateful day. 

Race Director Dave McGillivray outlined his expectations and goals for the 2014 Boston Marathon to the Globe. 

SportsCenter Featured: Boston Strong - ESPN's Tom Rinaldi put together a brilliant Outside the Lines segment on the impact sports had on the healing of a city. 

E60: Presents Dream On: Boston's Strongest - On Tuesday night, ESPN will show a special tribute to the city of Boston featuring Barack Obama, Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Aerosmith and many others. The trailer alone brings chills. 

The Associated Press profiled four of the heroes
from last year’s race and shared updates on their lives since the tragedy.

David Whitley of Fox Sports also profiled “The Man in the Cowboy Hat.”

Sports Illustrated Media Column: Richard Deitsch breaks down how Universal Sports will make Monday’s race accessible to more viewers than ever.