exploded. i remember seeing celeste corcoran laying on the ground. her husband, kevin corcoran, put a belt around her leg. and then he got another belt from an on looker and put around her other leg. trend daughter sydney was probably 20 ft, away from her laying on the ground. she was being held by two men who were applying attorney to her leg and putting pressure on it. she remembered one man putting his head next to her as a stranger. and saying we re going to be fine. you re gonna be fine. down the street at the forum. heather abbott was also helped by complete strangers. remember thinking i you know, i could die here and i started to call out for help. as people ran by me. i thought, you know who s going to stop. i was very lucky that a woman named aaron chatham stopped and when she saw my foot, she realized she wasn t going to be able to
without saying that it goes to be the most anticipated one in the history of the race. and there is a lot of security here, and anywhere you look here in the common, you can see the security, and all along the 26.2-mile course. it is not so overwhelming that people are thinking it is taking away from the experience, but i had a few moments with the new police commissioner who has run a number of these mares on this, but this year, he is in a suit and tie, because his role has changed as the top cop of boston, and i asked him about the responsibility to make sure that the event goes off safe ly well, we have been planning for this for six months meetings after meetings, and it is a lot of pressure on me, but it is more personal on me, and it is still emotional for me today. we went through a lot over the last 12 months, and seeing what happened on boylston street last year, and what the victims have gone through, and that is the, you know, we all have the adrenaline to show
chatham, and she became friends with him after patriot player matt chatham carried h her to safety. how are you, this morning? fantastic. thank you. i have read your story and brought the tears and then cheering you and so there you r and tell me about the day, and when you will get into the race. i am really excited about today. i am about to head over to the restaurant to meet a group of my friends, including those who were with me last year, and hang out with the joe andruzzi foundation folks and wait for them to come through, and waiting for aaron chatham to round the corner on comm avenue and hereford street. and i will run the last mile with her. and i have read how torn you
happened on boylston street last year, and what the victims have gone through, and that is the, you know, we all have the adrenaline to show that the day will go off without a hitch. there is a lot of adrenaline here in the boston common, because some of the family members will join up with the loved ones in the race, and with we rare expecting the are elite runners to run in unbelievably 26 miles in under 2:00, so we are expecting finish right over here on boylston street, tamron in just under two hour hours. and those to make it for the race is bombing survivor heather abbott. she was in a restaurant last year throwing her to the ground in the explosion, and tearing off her leg. she will be wearing a prosthetic to cross the line with aaron