tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post249143586923183727..comments2023-05-06T08:04:15.273-05:00Comments on My Brother, The Thief: Boston Marathon ThoughtsBrian Vinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17221972114141282402noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-21423521893248392342013-04-16T14:28:24.402-05:002013-04-16T14:28:24.402-05:00Well said, Brian. Thank you for sharing your thou...Well said, Brian. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038743473739366061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-22489088461040052222013-04-16T12:32:55.406-05:002013-04-16T12:32:55.406-05:00You've put into words what I've been feeli...You've put into words what I've been feeling. No one really understands how this makes us all feel as we prep for the next race. We all want to protect our loved ones and now their safety will be called into question. It shouldn't be. Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685998726719731301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-67391021038373272842013-04-16T12:25:25.298-05:002013-04-16T12:25:25.298-05:00Awesome summation yes this is very personal everyo...Awesome summation yes this is very personal everyone of those spectators would have cheered me to the finish or offered assistance even though we have never met. There is no other sport that I have been part of that has the bond like endurance running. God bless us all!runpeterrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562267431017781204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-18516879382153793242013-04-16T12:01:24.836-05:002013-04-16T12:01:24.836-05:00You've got it, Jamie. Everyone there is part o...You've got it, Jamie. Everyone there is part of the family, and not all are safe, and that does hurt.Brian Vinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221972114141282402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-44086415855804727352013-04-16T12:00:38.192-05:002013-04-16T12:00:38.192-05:00Thanks, David. You are right; someone who doesn...Thanks, David. You are right; someone who doesn't run might think we're competitors, and many of us are certainly very competitive, but that's not it at all. We're family.Brian Vinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221972114141282402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-56627587229393040652013-04-16T11:55:02.447-05:002013-04-16T11:55:02.447-05:00My dad called me yesterday to find out if all of m...My dad called me yesterday to find out if all of my friends were safe, but he doesn't "get it". Yes, the people I know in real life are safe and physically unharmed, but everyone there, runners, spectators, volunteers, race officials...they're all my friends, they were not safe and that really hurts. Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271689790901298760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259872.post-23766869195055767962013-04-16T11:32:37.935-05:002013-04-16T11:32:37.935-05:00Excellent article. Most people do not understand ...Excellent article. Most people do not understand the significance to other runners of what happened in Boston.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com