THE BIG SUR MARATHON TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY WITH AROUND 9 THOUSAND RUNNERS CROSSING THE FINISH LINE AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF IN MONTEREY. ALTHOUGH SECURITY WAS HEIGHTENED IN THE WAKE THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO SEARCH SPECTATORS BELONGINGS, INSTEAD AS A PRECAUTION, EVENT VOLUNTEERS WERE URGED TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. THIS WAS THE BIG SUR MARATHON’S 11TH RUNNING.
