The first time John Stoller ran the Boston Marathon, it was sort of an accident. A casual runner, he had planned to jog alongside a friend for a few miles and then stop in Wellesley, but he kept challenging himself to run farther until he finally decided to just finish the race.

Dear Boston is an exhibit featuring select pieces from the Boston Marathon memorial at the Boston Public Library.

 Boston-based photographer/director JJ Miller has put together a moving video that encapsulates the city's strength and resilience following the Boston Marathon bombings. Take a look.

 Looking for a way to express his emotions after the Boston Marathon bombings, photographer Chris Padgett decided to get inked—and he wasn’t the only one with that idea. When he realized how many other people were getting Boston-themed tattoos to commemorate the tragedy, he started documenting their body art.

With the 118th Boston Marathon just a few months away, runners are kicking into high gear with their training—and now they’ve got something new to wear while running.