Boston Marathon

An unidentified Boston Marathon runner leaves the course crying near Copley Square following an explosion in Boston.

Boston Marathon

Awhatukee resident's Paige Swaine(L) and Mary Laibe(R) plan on putting their best foot forward as they prepare to run the Boston Marathon April 16, 2012. The Marathon will be Swaine's second and Laibe's first. March 28, 2012. Darryl Webb/AFN

Boston Marathon

Ahwatukee Foothills will be represented at the Boston Marathon by several area runners who got involved for various reasons.

Boston Marathon

Ahawatukee Foothills resident Wendy Gesund is one of the area runners entered in the prestigous Boston Marathon this month.

Boston Marathon

Awhatukee resident's Paige Swaine(L) and Mary Laibe(R) do a little running as they prepare to run the Boston Marathon April 16, 2012. The Marathon will be Swaine's second and Laibe's first. March 28, 2012. Darryl Webb/AFN

Ahwatukee Marathon

Boston Marathon bombing aftermath

Stefan Rozemberski, of Boston, and Autumn Rouse, of Orange County, Calif, pause at a makeshift memorial near the of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140, in Boston, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The bombs that blew up seconds apart near the finish line left the streets spattered with blood and glass, and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.

A marathon for many reasons

John Rice has been logging a ton of miles while preparing for the P.F. Chang's marathon in January. Rice fought in Vietnam in the 1960s and, along with a fellow soldier from Michigan, is raising money for Vietnamese school children.