Boston Basks In Accomplishment Of Successful Marathon Monday

Boston is “enjoying a runner’s high today after a triumphant Boston Marathon – an idyllic, cathartic and historic spectacle that drew a crowd of more than a million, honored those killed and wounded in last year’s bombings and saw its first American men’s winner in more than three decades.” The crowd was "as vigilant as it was jubilant." Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said security “struck the right balance” between promoting safety and preserving the celebratory tone of Marathon Monday. Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said that the "tight security measures will stay in place 'for now' for other big events, but restrictions could be eased in the long term" (BOSTON HERALD, 4/22).