For 26 miles, the cheers filled the air

Everywhere, of course, there were reminders of a year ago, but the prevailing mood was celebratory, not somber.

KEVIN CULLEN

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Everything that was so wrong about Patriots Day last year was swamped on Monday in a sea of normalcy.

Heartbreak Hill

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You have to put Heartbreak Hill behind you to run Boston. It’s one of the things that makes our marathon so special.

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Going into this year’s Marathon, authorities had said they wanted the extra security measures to be as unobtrusive as possible.

Paul Strong (center) shares an emotional embrace with his wife, Shannon (left) and son, Colin, 12, all of Wakefield, during a moment of silence in front of Marathon Sports.

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A minute captured at the Boston Marathon

Suddenly, the loudest sounds at the finish line were the rhythmic padding of runners’ shoes. It was 2:49 p.m.

Boston Capital

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No doubt it takes time to make cases like these. But in the interim, a lot of people continued to send money.

Sorraia Tavares and Zheydan Tavares, 4, prepared to eat matzo at Hibernian Hall.

Jews, Cape Verdeans bond at seder

Both have narratives of liberation, and though often unknown, their histories are intertwined.

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Step by step, Nancy Fitzpatrick, now 67, is walking across America on US Route 20, east to west.

Globe Insiders

From the archives

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Boston’s oldest church structure is where Paul Revere told patriots to hang two lanterns that warned of the impending British occupation.