Danny Clinkscale is a runner. At one point the afternoon sports talker on WHB-810 AM since 2000 ran at least eight miles every day for 19 years.

He has written a moving tribute about the death of an innocent young eight-year-old boy, who was killed by a terrorist bomb yesterday during the Boston Marathon.

To Clinkscale, the boy’s death is personal. As an eight-year-old he also went to the starting line to watch the Boston Marathon and even ran part of the course. It was an experience that has been with him since then.

Clinkscale says he will never forget the little boy.

“He wanted to make his Dad’s day when he crossed the finish line,” wrote Clinkscale. “But some misguided cretin had another idea. He’s probably a tortured soul who wants others to feel the same way. Shame on him. Not only did this act damage a great day for thousands and thousands of people, a reflection of so much that is good about our country, it casts a pall on the event in the future.

“Runners will come back, the party spirit will eventually return. But no one will ever forget. And I won’t forget that 8-year old boy.”