Most distressing: Eight-year-old dies while watching Boston Marathon
IN A week not devoid of sad news or powerfully poignant pictures, surely this one of tragic Martin Richard was the most distressing.
The eight-year-old was killed as he was eating an ice cream and standing with his family close to the finishing line of the Boston Marathon.
A happy family day trip turned out to be the stuff of never-ending heartache in a split second.
In London today tens of thousands of runners will compete in a marathon starting from historic Blackheath. Usually in the aftermath of terrorist attacks when our politicians intone life must go on as normal or “the terrorists win” I have to laugh. Sure, life can go on for you chum, because you’ve got a limo and an armed guard or three. That’s not life for the rest of us.
However, on this occasion they are actually right. The London Marathon must go on so whether you’re running or simply going to cheer them along, you MUST carry on, and remember young Martin as you do.