I work for a medium sized company (500ish employees) and ran Boston in 2013, left the area probably an hour or so before the bombings,
However, it seems I am constantly being asked what my experience was like, if "I saw people die", etc.
Anyone else experience this?
When we talk about my running liffe, they usually ask me about how my last race went, if I'm happy wih my training and stuff like that.
Boston is a high profile race, even without the bombings. When people hear that I'm a runner, they generally ask about Boston. When they hear how many years I've run it they do the math and realize I was there. I've never gotten a question so blunt as "Did you see someone die", but they're curious about my personal experience that day.
I suspect most LRers finished hours before the bombing.
Since I live in boston, and most of my friends are runners, everyone has a story of that day. So no.
I was about 2 blocks away from the finish line when the bombs went off. Obviously people ask about it when they find I out I was there and I share my experience fleeing the scene. What gets me, though, is the surprising number of people who think its appropriate to make pressure cooker jokes. I don't know if it's insensitivity or stupidity, but you'd think people would know better, especially friends and family.
Typical runner. Make the tragedy about them instead of actual victims.