Boston Marathon Bombing - For anyone wondering what happened to

[LiberalElite]

the guy who's shown falling and rolling onto his back at the time of the first blast - he's OK

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/boston-marathon-blasts-the-78-year-old-runner-who-was-knocked-down-by-the-blasts-354632

[Poll_Blind]

1. Good! I couldn't help but focus on him while watching the videos and the...

...awkward way in which he crumpled- leading me to believe that he might have been struck by a piece of shrapnel. I'm glad to know he's ok.

PB

[Honeycombe8]

2. I know. Saw him on CNN. I cannot believe he got up and finished the race, instead of helping others.

He was totally focused on the race. He finished his race, then walked home to his wife. This floored Piers Morgan, who asked what he thought when he saw the news at home and saw that this was a big deal. Oh, yeah, it was something, he says (or something like that). As if to say....ho-hum. He said at one point he recognized the bomb going off when it knocked him off his feet. Because, you know, that doesn't happen all the time.

He was totally not engaged and didn't seem shocked by the incident at all. Just that he finished his race. He's been in over 40 marathons.

I now realize that this running thing IS an addiction for some.

[Control-Z]

4. I'm going to believe

that he must be in some kind of shock. I have noticed, though, that any runner (that I"ve heard) interviewed seemed to have a lot more to say about their event and their running or finishing time than about the explosions, which seemed to be a secondary part of the story to them.

"I now realize that this running thing IS an addiction for some."

[defacto7]

5. Shock is different for different people.

Some people don't show it for hours. Some people in shock can't even comprehend what happened for periods of time. On the other hand, some people know their limits and maybe he knew he wasn't up to helping and wanted to get to his family. Maybe he wanted to get out of the way of others. You can't know the mind of an individual as if they think the same as we do.

[Honeycombe8]

6. It was abnormal. I've seen interviews with lots of people after "shock" incidents. nt

[defacto7]

9. Interesting. n/t

[dionysus]

7. he was old, finishing a marathon, and got his ass knocked to the ground,

due to a big ass explosion. could I expect you to be rational after that?

[virgogal]

3. Thank you very much. I saw him fall about 10 times and never heard him mentioned.

[undeterred]

8. A 78 year old man running a 4 hour marathon is simply awesome.

I'm glad he's ok.

[uppityperson]

10. Yay!!! I saw the vid earlier and it made me sick. Nice to see he is ok. Thank you!