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In all the horror in Boston Monday, there are also heartening stories about how kindness emerged from tragedy: people on Twitter urging others to note the people who run towards the explosions, not a way from them, to help; stories of heroism from runners; journalists who ran the marathon, springing into action to cover the story; the first responders. As we remember to be good to one another in the face of this event, here are some of those initial reports.

There have already been staggering images of the first responders helping:

The NBC Sports Network tweeted about runners who kept running to just to aid those left behind:

Reports of Marathon Runners that crossed finish line and continued to run to Mass General Hospital to give blood to victims #PrayforBoston — NBC Sports Network (@NBCSN) April 15, 2013

Some runners offered their jackets to help keep people warm:

At copley. Runners offering each other jackets to keep warm. Even in heartbreak there is good in people. — Megan Johnson (@megansarahj) April 15, 2013

But it was also the residents of Boston, who stepped up to help in the aftermath. The Boston Globe's Martine Powers talked to a woman who explained that she was in the tunnel heading to the race's "last stretch" when runners were stopped by police, after they heard there were explosions "Residents from the houses along the route brought out food and water for the runners."