Losing our Marathon by Gerry Callahan – sports columnist for the Boston Herald and radio talk show host of the Dennis and Callahan show. Twitter -> @GerryCallahan
On the radio yesterday
morning, I gave my advice to anyone attending the Boston Marathon: Go to
the finish line late in the day, I said. Show up long after the
world-class runners have crossed the line, picked up their prize money,
headed to the airport and flown off to the next big race on the
schedule. Then you’ll see the real champions, the true heart and soul of
the Boston Marathon.
By the time the real winners
cross, the finish-line tape has been ripped down and the street covered
with litter. Oh, but what a scene. You wait until 3 or 4 in the
afternoon, and you’ll see the grandmother staggering across the finish
line as her shrieking grandkids surround her. You’ll see wounded
veterans, you’ll see friends or couples finishing arm in arm, you’ll see
people literally crawl across the line and collapse on that one
glorious painted patch of Boylston Street.
You go to the finish line late
on Patriots Day afternoon, and you’ll see the human spirit in all its
glory — sweaty, bloody, delirious and genuinely triumphant. You want to
see the best of the Boston Marathon? Take my advice and show up late.
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