A double-leg amputee runner smiling as spectators cheer them on. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)
By Luwa Yin Boston University News Services
Skye Canuto was standing at the turning point close to the finish line, directing spectators to move to the other side of the road at around 9:30 a.m. She said she “had a cup of tea and (is) ready to go.” (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Many spectators at the marathon had to go through a security check, sometimes multiple, if they wanted to watch the race. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Security check points, such as this one, were kept busy throughout the race. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Leading wheelchair runners sparked cheering among the spectators. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Spectators cheering when they saw winners from the elite field. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Crey Parks, holding his dog Diamond, was watching the race near the finish line. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)“A Duo Team is comprised of a runner pushing a non-ambulatory person with a permanent physical impairment in a customized racing wheelchair,” according to Boston Athletic Association’s website. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)“Teams like them are amazing,” one spectator said when duo teams were running by. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)The sun came out at around noon on Oct. 11, when groups of runners started to hit the finish line at Copley. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)After falling on the ground, a runner managed to get back to the race. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Some runners started walking while facing backward as they were approaching the turning point near the Hynes Convention Center, approaching an uphill section of the race. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)A runner wearing a military uniform, waving at spectators. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)A double-leg amputee runner smiling as spectators cheer them on. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Some runners who had family members in the crowd, watching the race, stopped for a while, hugging their beloved. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Volunteers at refill stations close to Kenmore Square were holding paper cups for runners to pick up. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)A kiss gets exchanged on Beacon Street. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)Selam Geberargay (left), Rahiel Tazele (middle), and Helen Gebrezgiy (right) were holding signs near the finish line, hoping to raise awareness for tensions in the Tigray region in Ethiopia. (Photo by Luwa Yin/BU News Service)
