“One year later, Boston Marathon stakes higher” By Jimmy Golen Article Review - Interest in Article

Recently for in class assignments and leisurely reading articles written by Jimmy Golen, a writer from the Cincinnati Enquirer. I have read a few of his pieces and I found the following to be very informative, emotional and respectful. I was interested in this piece because I remember every detail of the Boston Marathon and how it affected the runners, the families, the bystanders,people who live nearby and even me. I found Jimmy Golen's recognition of the runners to be very respectful because he recognized each one and not about their athleticism, but by their emotions towards this new race and how they weren't participating, in full, to win but to support those who had been met by the tragedy that happened last year.

In addition to being respectful, I found this piece to be informative as it gives the reader clear and up to date information on the Boston Marathon's runners, reactions towards the races and recent achievements made by current day runners. In addition, Mr. Golen provides accurate information and proves that he is adept in the field that he is addressing and can be found reliable and genuine. Finally, I found his writing to be emotional through how he described the feelings runners had toward this event and how most had wanted to run it as they would any race, but have trouble choking down the thought of this being, much different then "just some race". Also he goes on to say the emotion of winning the races to support the entire country, as no American has won since 1985, which would bring pride to many runners and locals.




You can read this non-fiction writing yourself, right here. (Or you can use the link right here: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2014/04/20/one-year-boston-marathon-stakes-higher/7951023/)