Midge wrote:when the news broke the first thing i did was to check in here
i knew that RM Nation would have tabs on their own and needed to know that all were safe - so glad too hear that the orange survived this horrible incident
This is exactly what I did. The mainstream media were streaming endless discussion and rehashing, and all I wanted to know was if everyone I knew was okay (it seems a bit shallow now, since obviously, some people I _don't_ know are maimed or dead. And as you can imagine, I had particular difficulty with the 8 yr old who died).
But although it was tempting to sit and watch the video reporting, I went out for a run last night, because _that's_ what the Boston Marathon is about -- not terrorism, not being a target. It's about people training hard for years to get to this one event, to achieve a Boston finish. I want to think of that the next time I enter a big city race, not be afraid that I might not be safe.