Katelyn Brickhouse, alumni events
coordinator at SUNY Buffalo State, discusses the impact of the Boston Marathon
bombings on annual West Side races such as, the Bengal 5k and the Friends of
the Night People 5k. Hundreds of runners gathered at Delaware Park on April 21
for an impromptu solidarity run to show moral support for the victims of the
Boston bombings. “The tragedy hits close to home,” Brickhouse said, “and will
affect the planning for annual races that now need to account for tighter
security during events big and small.” By Aaron Garland and Brandon Schlager
