'First, Last and Only' Boston Marathon for This Muskego Woman

Of the five people from Muskego who participated in this year's Boston Marathon, Nicki Inman was likely the closest to the impact zone as two bombs exploded around 2 p.m. eastern time at the finish line to the race.

"I had crossed the finish line, and about four minutes later I heard two loud booms, and my first thought was that they were cannons," Inman told Muskego Patch. "At first no one knew what was going on, but soon people were yelling that they were bombs and we had to get out of there."

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Like many other runners, Inman had hoped to meet up with her family at the finish line, but hadn't located them and cell phone service was out.

"I had nowhere to go — I had nothing on me, and my hotel room was about 30 minutes away," she explained. "I was finally taken in by a couple from New York —it seemed like no one else cared."

Inman did reconnect with her family by phone after an hour, but they weren't reunited until about 6:15 p.m., Inman said.

She said she qualified for the Boston Marathon through her finish at the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon last fall, and it was her first appearance in the historic race. However, she said she would not be back.

"I just can't go back — it's no place I want to return to, and my family felt the same. This will be my first, last and only Boston Marathon."