Yesterday I shared my feelings on the tragedy at the Boston Marathon and today I want to reinforce my thoughts about the strength of the running community. It has been truly AMAZING to see how people have come together to show their support. Here are some other posts about yesterday’s events from bloggers around the community:
- Athlete at Heart
- Back at Square Zero
- Disney Every Day
- Dr. Rachel Runs
- Eat, Sleep, Run Disney
- Fit2Flex
- Just a One Girl Revolution
- Kristen Has Faces
- Live, Run, Grow
- Mommy, Run Fast!
- Pavement Runner
- Peace, Love & Oats
- Pillsbury Press
- Road Runner Girl
- Run Faster Mommy!
- Run Stronger Every Day
- Run to the Finish
- The Sweet Life
- This Runner’s Trials
- Through Heather’s Looking Glass
- Who me, run?
If I missed you and you want to share, please link up in the comments below.
As you can see, the running community has come out in force today. Many people are wearing race shirts to show their support or running 4.09 (the time on the clock) or 2.62 miles today. I did both. I wore my Princess Half shirt at work and I ran 4.09 miles in my WDW Marathon shirt when I got home.
This morning I asked all of you to send me your photos from today. Photos in your race shirts, from your runs, or just showing support, and I can’t believe the response I got. My original plan was to just post them here on the blog, but I thought a slideshow would be much better 🙂 Thank you to Krissy at Shiawase Life for pointing out the significance of the song “We Go On” from Illumination at Epcot. This is one of my favorite songs and it is the perfect background for this. Just look at everyone showing their support…there are close to 90 photos here and I had to loop the song because of it. You all are AMAZING!! Even Rachel Booth, winner of the Princess Half Marathon, sent in a pic!! xoxoxo
Thank you again for coming out in force today to show your support for the runners and spectators in Boston. I am so proud to be part of this community and call you all my family. If I missed your photo, please post it in the comments below or on the Running at Disney Facebook Page.
We are stronger than ever and we WILL go on!
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Oh wow. Those pics had me choking up all over again. I love our running community!
My Boston blog post:
http://www.run-halfway.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-to-say-or-what-to-do.html
Great video. Thanks for including us.
Wow, that totally brought tears to my eyes. Runners are amazing!
So sorry I didn’t get you a picture, I took one and then totally forgot to send it to you!
Love to Boston!
Sarah, that was amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that…It was beautiful, and I cried from beginning to end.
Boston is really so appreciative of everyone’s outpouring of love..The silver lining to this awful cloud.
Thank you again for this wonderful video.
So awesome – glad to be a part of this!
Great post and video, Sarah. Sorry I didn’t get you a pic, but I did wear my most recent race shirt all day yesterday (and that was after I ran).
LOVE. Thanks for sharing, S <3
Here are my thoughts on Boston that i wrote the other night.
http://lifeinpink.typepad.com/my_weblog/2013/04/my-thoughts-on-boston.html
Thanks for including me in the slide show!
My thoughts on Boston, written just after it happened that day (excuse the raw emotion!):
http://2princessesontherun.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/heartbreak-hill/
Love the running community – so many strangers and we’re a family. Stay strong runners!!
http://fitplusfearless.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/boston/
Beautiful video, thanks for sharing! My heart breaks for everyone touched by this. Here’s my post…sending love, thoughts, and prayers from Canada
http://diaryofaneverydaygirl.blogspot.ca/2013/04/for-boston.html
Thank you so much for including me in your post. What a horrible tragic event, but seeing everyone wearing their race shirts to work and going out running makes me realize how amazing this running community is – we will pray for Boston, but we won’t stop running!
Love this 🙂
Love this 🙂