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Keflezighi's 2014 win still resonates today

We begin a new calendar every year, but this time, it's special. We move into a new decade. It's a great time to look back at what's happened before we bound into the future.

Transcending the running world, April 15, 2013 will always be remembered as a stab in the heart to all Americans. As runners and spectators celebrated Patriot's Day in Boston, two homemade pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon killing three and injuring several hundred people. The violent act by two terrorist brothers horrified but unified the world which responded with the phrase and actions, “Boston Strong!”

The running community responded to the cowardly attack by tightening security at all future events and by fielding 9000 more runners than usual at 2014's Boston Marathon. More than 36,000 runners entered the race that year but none performed better than Meb Keflezighi.

Keflezighi, 39, was the oldest Boston winner since 1930 and the first American winner in more than 30 years.

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