12 sports shout-outs for 2013

6. To the Boston Marathon runners…

MICHAEL DWYER/AP
Runners cross the start line in Hopkinton, Mass., for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 19, 2010.

… for completing the course after a 40-day interruption that followed the finish-line bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260. About 3,000 runners took advantage of an event called OneRun, which provided a healing experience by allowing them to cover the last mile. A crowd cheered them on as they crossed the finish line. The corporate organizers donated any money beyond the costs of putting on the run to the charity set up to benefit bombing victims.

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