First, thank you all for your concerns and thoughts about my well being. I am not hurt but the memories of what i saw today will be surely be an injury that may never heal. I have received a lot of texts and emails about what happened so i want to share what i saw.
The 110% team was at Boston to work an expo and a few of us to run the Boston Marathon. The race itself is incredible. The volunteers, spectators and racers make it so incredibly special. Especially the children; it seemed like they lined the race for 26.2 miles looking to high five or hand out goodies like swizzlers and oranges.
Matt Hensley came through first for the 110% team and 35th over all in 2:23:17. I came in at 3:28:47. We were both so happy to see familiar faces along the finish line. They were located very close to where the bomb went off. When i finished, i walked back looking for them but they had left to get food. i walked by the bomb site 5 minutes before the blast and went into EMS to charge my battery to see where they went. Once i found out, i walked back out and towards the restaurant only to end up 50 yards from 2 bombs that were detonated. As frightened people came running at me, i went towards the site out of curiosity and desire to help. Also going towards the bomb site where brave marathon volunteers from the med tent, police, fireman and ambulances trying to help. I saw horrific injuries to innocent spectators, athletes, police and some of them children. One of them, a young boy under 10 was missing his leg and was being attended to by a person putting a belt on what was left as a tourniquet. The Fireman arrived within minutes and took him to care. I am so saddened to think he was the child that died. I was amazed how police, fbi, firemen, medics and people came together to help those in need.
After about 10 minutes the scene was locked down and police moved everyone out. I went to the restaurant the team was and as i walked that block saw that injured people from the bomb had run in fear of their lives with massive injuries, unaware, until they stopped or fell and being attended to. It seemed as if at least 100 people were injured in the area. As i walked into the restaurant, there was one sound, that of the TV everyone was glued to in hopes of getting information. Shortly after i arrived, there was rumor of more bombs in the area and the restaurant cleared. We were on the streets with no mass transport or cabs. Thousands of spectators, athletes and people were walking to get out of the city. Very reminiscent of 9/11 when NYC was in lock down and the only way out was to walk out.
I ended up walking through Cambridge and finding a cab back to my hotel 5 hours later.
The marathon itself simply stopped. While i saw the bomb go off, the runners in front of the bomb stopped and that set off a chain reaction that went from front to back where all the runners simply stopped running and news passed from the front to the back. As i walked out of the city, i spoke to dozens of runners who were on mile 25 and down who told me they just stopped running and were hearing news that was being passed back.
I am so saddened by such a random act of violence. So many families affected by it. Send your thoughts or prayers to them tonight. Make sure you love those around us, especially those who support us or are in need of our support. You never know if you will hit the anti-lottery one day so make every minute meaningful.
David.
The 110% team was at Boston to work an expo and a few of us to run the Boston Marathon. The race itself is incredible. The volunteers, spectators and racers make it so incredibly special. Especially the children; it seemed like they lined the race for 26.2 miles looking to high five or hand out goodies like swizzlers and oranges.
Matt Hensley came through first for the 110% team and 35th over all in 2:23:17. I came in at 3:28:47. We were both so happy to see familiar faces along the finish line. They were located very close to where the bomb went off. When i finished, i walked back looking for them but they had left to get food. i walked by the bomb site 5 minutes before the blast and went into EMS to charge my battery to see where they went. Once i found out, i walked back out and towards the restaurant only to end up 50 yards from 2 bombs that were detonated. As frightened people came running at me, i went towards the site out of curiosity and desire to help. Also going towards the bomb site where brave marathon volunteers from the med tent, police, fireman and ambulances trying to help. I saw horrific injuries to innocent spectators, athletes, police and some of them children. One of them, a young boy under 10 was missing his leg and was being attended to by a person putting a belt on what was left as a tourniquet. The Fireman arrived within minutes and took him to care. I am so saddened to think he was the child that died. I was amazed how police, fbi, firemen, medics and people came together to help those in need.
After about 10 minutes the scene was locked down and police moved everyone out. I went to the restaurant the team was and as i walked that block saw that injured people from the bomb had run in fear of their lives with massive injuries, unaware, until they stopped or fell and being attended to. It seemed as if at least 100 people were injured in the area. As i walked into the restaurant, there was one sound, that of the TV everyone was glued to in hopes of getting information. Shortly after i arrived, there was rumor of more bombs in the area and the restaurant cleared. We were on the streets with no mass transport or cabs. Thousands of spectators, athletes and people were walking to get out of the city. Very reminiscent of 9/11 when NYC was in lock down and the only way out was to walk out.
I ended up walking through Cambridge and finding a cab back to my hotel 5 hours later.
The marathon itself simply stopped. While i saw the bomb go off, the runners in front of the bomb stopped and that set off a chain reaction that went from front to back where all the runners simply stopped running and news passed from the front to the back. As i walked out of the city, i spoke to dozens of runners who were on mile 25 and down who told me they just stopped running and were hearing news that was being passed back.
I am so saddened by such a random act of violence. So many families affected by it. Send your thoughts or prayers to them tonight. Make sure you love those around us, especially those who support us or are in need of our support. You never know if you will hit the anti-lottery one day so make every minute meaningful.
David.
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