NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) a With a SWAT team parked near the starting line, Scott Wietecha of Hendersonville, Tenn., won the St. Jude Country Music Marathon on Saturday after missing the Boston Marathon because of an excessive amount of instruction. It was the biggest combined gathering and half-marathon in america because the April 15 bombings. Large protection ended up on a wet and cold Saturday morning with more than 30,000 athletes and a crowd estimated at more than 50,000. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was on more than 150 private security officers, hand along with Nashville police and extra bomb-sniffing dogs. Wietecha finished in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 41 seconds for his first race success. He's only the next American champion in the 14-year history of the race, and the gain uses his decision not to run in Boston. The 31-year-old Wietecha said he had experienced so much he felt too worn out to operate well in Boston. "I was annoyed initially, but I am really pretty happy it didn't perform out," Wietecha said. "I feel harmful to what happened there but I'm glad I was able to come back here and getting my workshop in. It had been an awesome experience coming out here and winning the hometown run." The Boston bombings killed three people and injured more than 260. The subjects were remembered through the competition. Ahead of the start, Boston's followed music, "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond, blared through speakers. An instant of silence was held, with heads bowed and peace signs raised. An American flag waved while the first wave of runners shot to popularity on Nashville's roads. "With runners, they bond together, therefore it makes people stronger, "Wietecha said. "So I actually do not understand the aim of (the bombings )." Security have been a top priority because the bombings. Nashville officials held a conference Tuesday to assure runners and their family and supporters they'd be safe with huge presence of federal and state officials. Everyone was also reminded by them to be alert for something suspicious, with a hotline put up for tips. T.C. Weber of Nashville waited for his wife, Priscilla, nearby the finish line together with his 2-year-old son, Peter, and 3-year-old child Avery. Weber, 47, wasn't worried about his safety. "Unless the buffoon friends moved down here, too, I think we're fine," he said. Jennifer Moore of Brentwood used an umbrella as she sought out her companion, Allan Williams, who was simply running the half-marathon. "Obviously, there is often a concern," Moore said. "But we knew safety was improved and be aware of one's surroundings." and to never to remain near garbage cans Minutes were finished five by wietecha, competing in his fourth marathon, before runner-up Andrew Catalano of Colorado Springs, Colo. Jill Horst of Rome, Ga., was the utmost effective women's finisher at 2:57:52. The rain stopped faster times, with no one within 10 minutes of the class record set by Kenya's Luke Kibet in 2000. "This is really a unpleasant day," explained Justin Gillette of Goshen, Ind., who placed third. "People are standing here and getting put on. It is not exciting. You would not try this until you were crazy in head".
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