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[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap130418.html][img=images/2013/04/pic130418.jpg popup=false float=right][/url]The terrible events at the end of the [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22190353]Boston Marathon[/url] will raise anxiety for those attending the London Marathon this weekend.

Marathon runs have become extremely popular: a challenge that is just within the reach of many people. Apart from the professional athletes, many will be running to raise money for good causes, for medical research or for charity. It produces a bond between runners simply by finishing the course.

Contrast this with the anonymity of the terrorist. They cannot possibly know who they will kill or maim, whose families will be affected for the rest of their lives. The exploding pressure cookers, filled with nails and shrapnel, destroy indiscriminately.

Participants in the London Marathon plan to show solidarity with their Boston counterparts, whether by wearing black arm bands or Boston Red Sox jerseys. Just as London did one week after the 7/7 attacks by coming out to stand in silence, they will reclaim the streets from the terrorists.

As Desmond Tutu said, "Good is stronger than evil; love is stronger than hate."

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