the first thing, this was wave three, so i was running i was a charity runner, so we started at approximately 10:40 a.m. then i finished just under four, my first under four, thus i pushed pretty hard mile 25 and 26. that means i was pretty winded, dizzy and felt like i was ready to faint. and, thus, as i crossed the finish line i asked for medical assistance. they stuck me in a wheelchair, wheeled me over there. i heard your reporter, typical post-marathon to give me a little tlc. excuse me, i m by mass general and another ambulance coming by there. i was in the tent for a little tlc. i think it was approximately eight minutes after i crossed, close to 2:40 p.m., when i heard the explosion. i was laying on a cot, having my blood pressure taken or something like that and my initial question was, is that
how far from the scene awere yo taken? well, it was an odd experience. if you ve ever run a marathon, you know part of the finish is you re very carefully and efficiently moved away from the finishing line to make room for the next finishers. as far as we were concerned, we were just walking more quickly through the chute. we were given our medals and our mylar blankets and bananas just like we normally would. and at this point we were hearing only rumors of what had happened. people were guessing all kinds of things, from something harmless as a blown-out transformer to something more serious. so in an odd way our experience beyond the finish line moving away from the explosion was perfectly normal for a post-marathon. it was only after a while that the police started moving through the area and telling us in rather, shall we say, energetic tones to get out and