Thousands of athletes have joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.

Celebrations erupted in Boston as the capture of the remaining marathon bombing suspect was announced in a tweet from police.

IT WAS as good a Patriots Day, as good a marathon day, as any; dry and seasonably warm but not hot like last year.

“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” — Kathrine Switzer

A student celebrating the Boston Red Sox’s dramatic baseball victory over the New York Yankees was killed after a policeman on crowd control shot her in the eye with what was designed to be a non-lethal weapon.