Runners and Walkers for records and contributions to charities deserve Kudos from Boston Marathon but nasty bomb destroyed the good weather and ordinary people.

Ptayers and Sympathies

It was as good a ¬Patriots Day, as good a Marathon day, as any, dry and seasonably warm but not hot like last year. The buzz was great. While the runners climbed Heartbreak Hill, the Red Sox were locked in another white-knuckle duel with the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. The only thing missing was Lou Reed crooning “Perfect Day” in the background. ... In an instant, a perfect day had morphed into something viscerally evil.”

Read more of Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s piece here: http://b.globe.com/Zu1cZI

Last Trip?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-runner-knocked-explosion-thought-trip/story?id=18965440