4/15/14 - Today marks the one-year anniversary of the attacks on the finish line of the Boston Marathon but thatâs not stopping 36,000 runners who will take to the streets this year in a tribute to victims and survivors but also as a show of resilience. One of them will be 51-year-old Rochelle Jones of Fenton. She serves as the membership director for the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce and will be running the marathon with her friend Kathleen McGowan, who sheâs been training with since December. Jones told WHMI the best part about the Boston Marathon is how supportive the crowds are from start to finish - with people lining the streets and cheering for everyone running. She says sheâs glad theyâre making a big deal to remember what happened last year, adding that sheâs not nervous or worried about safety. "In my opinion, they have taken so many steps for security this year. Runners are very resilient. There's not much that gets a runner down." Jones and McGowan leave Saturday, April 19th and plan to take in the sights Sunday because first thing Monday morning, all of the runners are bussed out to a location where theyâll take off from and run into downtown Boston. Jones says she and McGowan have been utilizing special training methods that can get pretty intense and are averaging about 60 miles a week right now after a lot of hard work to build up their endurance over the course of months. (JK)
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