A lot to talk about

I have a lot that I could talk about and have meant to talk about.  I'm sure that after today that I have forgotten some of those topics.

I guess one would have been a huge congratulations to the Women's Basketball team for winning the National Championship.  I am so happy for Kelly Faris.  I am so happy that Breanna Stewart got going as well. 

This brings me to today though.  The Boston Marathon tragedy.  Terrorist Attack.  Whatever.

I can't say anything beyond the obvious in terms of shock, disbelief, anger and sadness.

What I will say is how strange it is to attack the Boston Marathon.  Of all events, the Boston Marathon would have been low on my list of sporting events vulnerable to attack.  Who would want to attack a marathon?  It's not really on the national radar.  It's not the Final Four or the Super Bowl.

However, I thought of one main difference between the Marathon and the Super Bowl and that is the venue.  The Final Four, Super Bowl etc. have defined entrances and exits.  It's more secure because of the security required to get into the event.  The marathon is miles and miles.  I would think it's easier to sneak in to the route because you can't shut down a city and check everyone with a bag.  It's not practical.  There is more to this than just what I said.  But I would think that it's easier logistically to get past security at an event like the Boston Marathon then a bigger event.  In part I think it's because it's harder to control who has access to the downtown area then it is to control who gets into a stadium.