We published some photos from the Boston Marathon earlier in the week in a fewplaces, though some were left over.
Here’s a further look at some of the pictures we took while in Beantown over the weekend.
Alongside the usual American flag, many hotels and stores raise marathon-themed flags.Runners looking at shirts in the new RunBase.A post at the finish where a bomb was detonated in 2013 is wrapped in flowers.The Boston Marathon finish line, a popular spot for a selfie.
The library in Copley Square.Three runners take a selfie at the Boston Marathon expo.1982 Champion Greg Meyer reading a newspaper in the race hotel lobby before the start of the marathon.A boy reads in the grandstand before the 2015 Boston Marathon.
A view from the photo bridge of the broadcast booth before the race.The elites and media are escorted out of Boston towards the start 42K away in the twon of Hopkinton.The crowd shows up as early as 6 a.m. to get a good spot near the finish line.
Former champions discuss their memories of the race.The Boston Fire Department have a pre-race meeting in Copley Square.Lifeguard chairs are borrowed for spotters at the finishing chuteNew this year are digital boards in the final 200m of the race.On a cool, rainy day, even the cameras were bundled up.A view from the photo bridge over top of the finish line before the race.Volunteers get a group selfie before the race begins.They actually clean the finish line.The timing crew lays down the mat.Water for the nearly 30,000 finishers.A K-9 unit arrives at the Boston Common as runners load onto the buses to head out to the start line at 6 a.m.
The famed Citgo sign near Fenway Park indicates to runners that they are one mile from the finish line.The fire station is at the foot of the Newtown Hills.Along the course locals show their Patriotism.Even the transit stops show their pride of the race.Police officers after the race.Motorcycle police gather in front of the race hotel at Copley Square.Runners after the 2015 Boston Marathon.A rose vendor roams the friends and family zone after the finishing chute.A runner after the marathon.Meb Keflezighi, the 2014 winner, passes the trophy to 2015 champion Lelisa Desisa.Two strangers help carry a runner across the finish line.A woman uses the phone after running the marathon.A Japan club sponsored by Canon poses in front of the race hotel after the marathon.Copley, the race hotel’s resident dog, naps throughout the entire race.The media centre still relies on old school phones for international journalists.Meb Keflezighi and Lelisa Desisa after the race.