On Monday morning, Adrianne Haslet will step to the starting line in the Para Division at the Boston Marathon, ready to begin another 26.2-mile journey that will end at the spot where, nine years ago, she lost her left foot and very nearly her life.
April, carrying as it does the anniversary of the marathon bombing, is an especially cruel month for Haslet, who knows full well the emotional baggage that running 26.2 miles carries. A ballroom dancer when the bombing occurred, Haslet most often uses the word “gratitude” to describe her state of being after first overcoming the loss of her leg and then severe arm injuries suffered in 2019, when she was struck by a car as she crossed a street.
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