NEW : Saturday 's victory parade for team will pass because of the marathon 's deadly bombings . The long memory of Bostonians easily reaches 2000 , when their team last won a marathon at Boston . The terror explosions disturbed the nation because they occurred in such a public place : the attacks killed three people , wounded more than 260 others , and put the city in a five-day lockdown until a manhunt finally captured the sole surviving terror suspect . The more recent memory of the Boston Marathon bombings is painful . A 97-year - old fan of this year 's victory : ` ` I never thought I would live to see this ''
NEW : Saturday 's victory parade for team will pass because of the marathon 's deadly bombings . The long memory of Bostonians easily reaches 2000 , when their team last won a marathon at Boston . The more recent memory of the Boston Marathon bombings is painful . A 97-year - old fan of this year 's victory : ` ` I never thought I would live to see this ''