Calgarians run for Boston
Posted Apr 20, 2013 6:47 am.
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Close to a thousand city runners took over Edworthy Park to show support for the victims of the Boston bombings.
Saturday’s less than ideal weather held off just long enough for the large crowd that gathered in the city’s southwest.
Including a very emotional Mary-Anne who ran in the famed race ten years ago and tells 660News she was compelled to make an appearance.
“To support all the people who were in the race, the ones that were injured, all their families. It’s close to my heart,” she says.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi attended university in Boston and the recent events hit close to home for Calgary’s leader.
He says, “I saw a picture on Facebook yesterday during the city-wide lock down which could have been taken from my old apartment. It was a view that I used to see every single day. The difference is that it didn’t have any people in it. It is probably one the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen.”
The event was put on by lone SAIT student Trevor Hofbauer who received a much deserved ovation from the hundreds in attendance.
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