STOWE, Vermont - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) nenhengo dzayo dzinoshuvira kutaura tsitsi dzedu nemoyo wese kuvanhu veBoston, vamhanyi vemarathon nevaoni, uye kunyanya vakawirwa nemhuri dzechiitiko chehugandanga chisina musoro panguva Boston Marathon. Isu tinorumbidzawo guta nevatambi varo vekutanga nekuda kwehunyanzvi hwavo izvo pasina mubvunzo zvakadzivirira kuwedzera kurasikirwa kwehupenyu.
Mujaho weBoston Marathon ndiwo mujaho wekare zvikuru pasi rose weMarathon, wakatanga kuitwa muna 1897 zvichikurudzirwa nemujaho wemarathon pamijaho yekutanga yemazuva ano yeOlympic Games kuAthens, 1986. Vamhanyi gumi nevashanu vakatanga mumujaho wekutanga uyu, zvichienzaniswa nevanopfuura zviuru makumi maviri nezvina mumujaho wegore rino. Marathon inoitwa gore rega rega pa "Patriot's Day" - nyika yeMassachusetts zororo rekurangarira kutanga kweAmerican Revolution War (Hondo yeIndependence) vachipokana neBritish Empire, yakatanga nehondo kuLexington neConcord (pedyo neBoston) muna 24,000. ne "pfuti yakanzwika pasi rose."
Boston Marathon chiitiko chepasi rose chinounza vanhu vemazera ese, netsika dzakasiyana siyana kubva kune dzimwe nyika zana pasi rose mukuratidzira kwekuremekedzana pamwe nekupemberera mweya wemunhu, vachipembera nekutsigirwa nevaoni vanopfuura zviuru mazana mashanu.
Iwo mweya wemunhu unonyatso kuratidzwa nenyaya yaDick Hoyt nemwanakomana wake Rick avo vanotarisirwa gore rega rega nezviuru zvevaoni/vateveri. Dick ane cerebral palsy. Vanachiremba vakati Rick aisazombova nehupenyu hwakajairika uye vakafunga kuti sarudzo yakanaka yaive yekuti aiswe muchikoro. Zvisinei Dick nemudzimai wake havana kubvumirana uye vakamurera semwana chaiye. Pakupedzisira mudziyo wekombiyuta wakagadzirwa wakabatsira Rick kukurukura nemhuri yake, uye vakaziva kuti chimwe chezvaaida zvikuru yaiva mitambo. “Team Hoyt” (Dick naRick) vakatanga kukwikwidza mumakwikwi erubatsiro, Dick achisunda Rick ari muwiricheya. Vakabva vakwikwidza mumarathon makumi matanhatu nematanhatu uye mazana maviri nemakumi maviri nematatu matatu. Mhedzisiro yavo yepamusoro yemarathon yaive 66:229:2. Chikwata ichi chakapedza makumi matatu eBoston Marathon muna 40, Dick aine makore makumi manomwe nemaviri uye Rick aine makumi mashanu.
Ichokwadi kuti chiitiko chimwe chete ichi chinosiririsa hachizodzikisi mweya wemunhu weBoston Marathon uye kuti icharamba ichiitwa paPatriot's Day kwemakore anotevera.
