Boston Marathon: A show of Boston strong for 2014

Bostonians shouted their support from windows, balconies and stoops as the 118th marathon moved through.  (Stacey Leasca / Los Angeles Times)

Joel Kimurer was among those racing Monday. The elite runner from Kenya finished sixth with a time of 2:11:03.  (Stacey Leasca / Los Angeles Times)

Boston turned out on Monday to support the Boston Marathon the year after it was disrupted by fatal bombings.   (Stacey Leasca / Los Angeles Times)

Meb Keflezighi cries after winning the Boston Marathon, the first American to do so since 1983.  (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)

American runner Meb Keflezighi nears the finish line. He became the first American to win the Boston Marathon since 1983.  (Stacey Leasca / Los Angeles Times)

Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa celebrates after winning the men’s wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon.  (Matt Campbell / EPA)

Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa crosses the finish line in first place in the men’s wheelchair race during the Boston Marathon.  (Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)

Runner Juli Windsor gets high-fives from students near Wellesley College during the Boston Marathon.  (Mary Schwalm / Associated Press)

Runners fill the street at the starting section of the Boston Marathon.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Josphat Boit, left, and Meb Keflezighi compete along the course of the Boston Marathon.  (Steven Senne / Associated Press)

Runners in the first wave of 9,000 cross the start line of the 118th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass.  (Stephan Savoia / Associated Press)

In the women’s wheelchair division, Tatyana McFadden was victorious.   (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Ernst Van Dyk, of South Africa, hoists his victor’s wreath after winning the men’s wheelchair division of the marathon.   (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

Ernst Van Dyk comes down Boylston Street on his way to winning his division.  (Timothy Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Elite women runners at the start of the Boston Marathon. They include, from left, Rita Jeptoo, Shalane Flanagan, Yeshi Esayias, Buzunesh Deba, Mare Dibaba and Jemima Jelagat Sumgong.  (Michael Dwyer / Associated Press)

Race fans congregate near the finish line at the 118th Boston Marathon.  (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press)

Fans line the route of the 118th Boston Marathon.  (Steven Senne / Associated Press)