It was simply inspirational and very powerful to watch him cross the finish line.
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The reality: Those who put public relations as the lead horse will likely cross the finish line first.
Nicholas Yanni of Boston was with his wife and friends watching another friend cross the finish line when the explosion occurred.
Families and friends of runners also gather in designated areas nearby to await the marathoners as they cross the finish line.
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Another team from Bristol, the Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School for Boys, was the first to cross the finish line at about 09:30 BST on Sunday.
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The bomb was quite a shock, he says, but when he took stock of himself, he felt OK. So why not cross the finish line?
The winner is likely to cross the finish line in "maybe 7 to 8 hours, " said Posner, who by day is a banker in Manhattan.
Mrs Robson said she was hoping to complete it in about five hours, with her husband expecting to cross the finish line about an hour later.
The delay meant they were unable to cross the finish line in time, but were rewarded with medals by organisers for encompassing the spirit of the event.
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The UNFPA's Mr Bernstein likens this to the first finishers of a marathon declaring the race over before the rest of the runners cross the finish line.
The first woman to cross the finish line was the winner of the Boston Marathon women's wheelchair race, U.S. athlete Tatyana McFadden, who repeated her feat at the London Marathon.
This time around, the ladies are more determined than ever to cross the finish line first, and are busy training in Lanzarote, Spain, more than a year ahead of the race in October, 2014.
Race organizers are also donating 2 British pounds to the One Fund Boston -- set up to help those most affected by the Boston bombing -- for each runner to cross the finish line.
Investing with someone solely on the basis of backtested results is like giving your money to a racetrack tout who can tell you who will win every race but only after the horses cross the finish line.
A.A. offices last week were given a chance to cross a replica of the painted finish line on Boylston Street, which is about a quarter-mile away.
What did not cross my mind as I was crossing the finish line was that I had finished.
Since starting the patient navigator program at Mason General, Trout has helped hundreds of women cross that finish line.
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