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GOOD MORNING ONCE AGAIN.
WE ARE LIVE AT ATHLETES VILLAGE.
91 RUNNERS TODAY WILL BE MAKING
UP THE TEAM, MR EIGHT.
MR EIGHT IS IN HONOR OF THE
YOUNGEST VICTIM, MARTIN RICHARD.
AND WE HAVE SIX OF THESE
FANTASTIC ATHLETES WITH DUST
THIS MORNING.
TAKE YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
THIS MORNING, GUYS.
IT REALLY MEANS SO MUCH.
AND ALSO, WHAT YOU GUYS
STAND FOR MOVING FORWARD.
WHAT DOES TODAY MEAN FOR YOU
AND THE REST OF YOUR
TEAMMATES? MY FIRST MARATHON,
SO THAT IS A HUGE
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND FOR THE REST OF MY TEAM, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR
THE PAST FIVE AND BEYOND.
WE HAVE RAISED SO MUCH MONEY.
ALMOST $700,000.
SO IT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY OF A
LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND
IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT PUTTING ON
THE MR EIGHT JERSEYS.
AND FOLKS ALL OF THE STATE,
REALLY RECOGNIZE WHAT THIS
ORGANIZATION STANDS FOR.
SO WHAT HAS THAT BEEN LIKE FOR
YOU GUYS AS FAR AS TRAINING?
ANOTHER ONE OF BOSTON'S
FAVORITE TEAMS.
WE CARRY THE CITY.
AND WHAT IS THE REACTION
WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE MR EIGHT
JERSEY?
THIS TEAM MEANS SO MUCH TO
THE CITY OF BOSTON AND TO THE
RICHARD FAMILY.
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CARRY THAT
MESSAGE ON AND RUN THROUGHOUT
THE STREETS IN SORT OF -- AS A
WAY FOR THE CITY TO HEAL FROM
WHAT HAPPENED, I THINK IT IS SO
IMPORTANT.
THE REACTION WHEN THEY SEE
YOU, ARE THEY SCREAMING TO PUSH
YOU FORWARD?
FROM WHAT I AM TOLD.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DURING
BOSTON.
I DID IT IN NEW YORK.
WITH THE MR EIGHT JERSEY ON.
PEOPLE KNEW WHAT THE TEAM US
BUT NOT SO MUCH AS IT'S GOING
TO BE HERE. AS I HAVE HEARD
FROM MY TEAMMATES, IT'S GOING
TO BE QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
YOU GUYS REALLY ARE
AMBASSADORS OF GOODWILL.
IN THE MESSAGE.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN
YOU DO CROSS THAT FINISH LINE
TODAY, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO
FEEL LIKE?
I GUESS I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I
CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
INCREDIBLE THINGS I HAVE DONE
IN MY LIFE.
I HAVE NOT EVEN GRADUATED
COLLEGE YET.
THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL FOR ME
AND I ONLY HOPE THAT I CAN
STILL WALK AT THAT POINT.
I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU,