Mitchener Completes One Fund Run Saturday, Reacts to Capture

Lori Mitchener, who ran the Boston Marathon Monday and then ran through North Reading with an American flag Tuesday, spent Saturday morning completing a 6.5 mile course in honor of the victims of the bombings. She was relieved that the second bomber was captured alive, but is still filled with anger.

One Fund Run

The Hopkinton Running Club's weekly Saturday morning run was turned into what they called, the One Fund Run. All runners were invited to participate and donate to the One Fund. The run began at the marathon start line, which was still painted nicely Mitchener noted, in Hopkinton and participants were able to run or walk 2.5 up to 6.5 miles. 

Mitchener chose the longest option, even in the rain. There were about 50 people there, maybe a bit more, she said. There were a few people there that ran Monday, she told Patch, but there were a lot of non-runners, too. A lot of people from Hopkinton went to show their support.

"I led for a while," she said. "It was cool to be the front runner on the course on the Boston Marathon for whatever reason!"

Amherst finish line

The UMASS Amherst football coach had the field crew make a ceremonial finish line on their football field for runners who were not able to cross the marathon finish line Monday. After the One Fund run, Mitchener drove out to Amherst with her boyfriend who ran the marathon, but was stopped before he could finish his race. 

"It's some comfort and it’s a nice thing to do," she said.

After runners complete a lap on the field, they will cross the ceremonial finish line and their name will be announced over the loud speakers and will be posted on the big screen.

"So that was a nice gesture of the football team," she said.

The second bomber is captured

Mitchener was relieved that the "suspect was captured alive," she said.

She has a friend who is a firefighter, and she was with him Friday night. Together they listened to the capture live on his radio.

She doesn't believe that authorities will get "any great reasoning from him, but I'm glad he can at least face the justice system," she said.

"It would’ve been great to get both of them alive, but one of them alive will have to do," she told Patch.

She admits, she felt a mix of different emotions.

"I was happy, I was sad, I was relieved, but I was still really angry," she said.

After she heard the news the first thing she did was eat a cupcake.

"I didn’t know what else to do, I'm not a big beer drinker, but I did eat a cupcake," she said.

As for the future of the second bomber, she would like for him to be well enough to be interrogated and stand trial, she said. She doesn't think he deserves great medical care, but she knows that is what he will get because he is in Boston.

She admits her "heart sank" when she heard that there was a chance that he wouldn't make it Friday night.

"Don’t you dare die, not now," she said. "I hate to say this, but I hope he improves so he can be well enough to stand trial, and then whatever happens to him happens to him," she said.

Although, she does hope that the death penalty is his ultimate fate.

"That's what he deserves in my opinion," she said.