flanagan: yeah. you could say, "here, shalane, you have an olympic medal, or you could win the boston marathon." ston marathon. >> cooper: why? >> flanagan: it is personal. it's where my inspiration started. it's where i fell in love with running. >> cooper: what would it mean if a local person, someone from boston won the women's race? >> evans: it would be super, it would. it would just signify again how resilient this community is and how hard someone would train to make sure this was special for everyone, so we'll go crazy. >> grilik: the people who line the road know... certainly know any local runner who is there. so they will all know shalane. >> cooper: do you think there are going to be a lot of people on the sidelines cheering for shalane? >> grilik: i think there will be a great many people on the sidelines cheering for... >> cooper: shalane. >> grilik: "go, shalane. go, marblehead." >> cooper: she'll need all the support she can get. last year's winner, rita jeptoo, will also be running again next week. is rita jeptoo beatable? >> flanagan: i believe so. anyone is beatable. rita jepto

. >> reporter: shalane flanagan, the top american female finished seventh and led more than half the race. >> i feel i showed boston how much i cared about the city. i'm very proud of what i did today because i couldn't have given any more of myself. i think that's all we can ever ask for. >> reporter: the story of this city's resilience could be seen most in the eyes of the survivors, many of whom took the course. patrick downs and jessica kennikensky crossed the finish line together. lee ann yanni found closure in copley square. >> we got our finish line back and that's all that mattered. >> reporter: more than a million spectators, more than 32,000 runners. boston police only had to make one marathon-related arrest. >> what a great day, jeff. great interview with meb, the winner. enjoyed seeing that, thank you. >>> one photo captured the spirit of this race and the city of boston, a runner collapsed with less than a quarter mile to go. two other runners stopped and picked him up, then two more pitched in and they all carried the exhausted runner over the finish line. a "washington

last sunday "60 minutes" profiled shalane flanagan, the hometown favorite. >> yes indeed. >> how important would it be for boston to have a native win on monday? >> well, we're so proud that she's running and so excited about her prospects. i think you'll be able to hear the roar all the way to washington, d.c. when she goes by. >> o'donnell: we will be there on monday. we're cheering everyone on and hoping well for a very safe marathon, governor, thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you, happy aster. >> o'donnell: we'll be right back. we did a 27-point inspection on your chevy,ce, you got new tires and our price match guarantee. who's this little guy? that's birney. oh, i bet that cone gives him supersonic hearing. watch what you say around him. i've been talking a lot about his procedure... (whispering) what? get our everyday price match guarantee plus a $100 rebate on 4 select tires from your tire experts. chevy certified service. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, o

but how great would it be if someone like shalane flanagan from marblehead won?g to see her in the lead. >> mr. mayor -- >> that's what i'm hoping for. i'm not going to say anything or jinx anything. >> but you want to see her in the lead. >> when i look down that street on the jumbotron, i want to see her in the front there. it will be incredible inspirational for boston. >> you are not alone. >> mayor walsh, thank you for joining us. as you can see, look at these banners behind us. these are from all over the country, moms who are sending their love to everybody here in boston. >> i just want to thank all the people of boston all the people of massachusetts, all the people of this nation this world, for the love and support you've shown us here in the city over the last year. it's been absolutely incredible. as mayor of the city of boston i'm very proud to be the mayor of boston. i'm very proud to be able to be standing at the finish line today with so many people but i want to just thank everyone for their love for the city. this is a great city. today we're g