Roof top view to center of one of the two blasts on Boylston Street, Boston. Shock and awe right here at home.
Could the explosive have been in the cast iron tree grate or under neith the US mail distribution box? Clearly the mail distribution box up on legs is a hazard because explosives can be concealed underneith. Image April 15, 2013. (Elise Amendola/AP
Image Boston Globe / Getty Images
The Boston Marathon is underway right this minute. Over 25,000 participants leave in waves from Hopkinton, Massachsetts to finish in downtown Boston.
Every runner has a transceiver in the runner's bib (with the runner's number visible on the bib too). The Boston Athletic Association's web site [1] allows searching for any runner, or group of runners, and then live tracking each runner throughout the race.
Very cool because viewers and friends can cheer on a runner in the western portion of the marathon, and then jump on the transit - get ahead of the runner - and then cheer the runner on again!
Everyone is out today! People from around the world are here! It's NUTS!
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| boston_marathon_live_tracks_all_runners_on_the_web.jpg [2] | 99.81 KB |
| shocked-survivor_boston_marathon.jpg [3] | 88.73 KB |
| Shock_and_awe_in_Boston_bombing_April_15_2013_Elise_AmendolaAP.jpg [4] | 163.2 KB |