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In reply to the discussion: Paul Ryan narrowly misses bomb on 3rd lap of Marathon [View all]Travelman
(708 posts)Paul Ryan was approximately the farthest possible thing from my mind when I heard this news on Monday afternoon.
I thought about people like my friend, new to marathon-running (and now a bit fanatical about it), who had just run in San Diego Sunday morning (I immediately posted on fb to him that I was glad he hadn't run Boston this year). I thought about my brother running the Music City Marathon next week. I thought about all of the victims, many of whom will now never run again, judging from the number of leg-amputation stories out there, all because they were just taking a pretty Monday morning to do something they enjoy. Later, I thought about the family of that eight-year-old, who did nothing more wrong than simply cheering on people who had managed to run twenty-six miles. I thought about all of the people who have that incredible instinct/training to do the exact opposite of what most of us would do: they ran toward the danger, instead of away from it.
I can very honestly say, without a moment's hesitation or doubt, that Paul Ryan, Janesville, Wisconsin, the federal budget, Democrats, Republicans, or Sarah Palin never, ever crossed my mind Monday. I had actual important things to think about at the time.