Boston Marathon 2009: The scene on Heartbreak Hill

Tory El-Khoury, 6, of Boston, and Claudia Downey, 13, of Dedham, chalk encouraging messages for the runners in front of the home of their grandmother, Mary Anne Bechet.
Tory El-Khoury, 6, of Boston, and Claudia Downey, 13, of Dedham, chalk encouraging messages for the runners in front of the home of their grandmother, Mary Anne Bechet.
(Joan Charlotte Matelli, Boston.com Staff)