Got back from Boston about an hour ago. [View all]
Drove in on Sunday to be there for the Marathon today. I've been doing Marathon day my whole life, and I've never seen more runners or spectators. It was a 26-mile party, and while the police presence was certainly evident, it was in no way overwhelming. I walked the last four miles of the course to the finish line, and all I saw was happy people having a great time.
Took these:
Engine 33, Ladder 15 a few blocks from the finish line. These guys were among the first responders after the bombing last year, and lost two guys in a terrible Beacon Street fire a couple of weeks ago
Newbury Street, one street over from Boylston. What you're looking at is a sea of people from Mass Ave. all the way down to the Public Garden.
A million spectators six deep at the rails along the whole 26-mile course cheering on 36,000 runners, and a perfect day. The Hoyt's ran their 32nd and final Boston Marathon, there were two proposals at the finish line, and after a long year, Marathon Day is ours again.
It does not get better than that.
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