The Boston Marathon is prestigious and grueling, a challenging choice for Alex's first marathon.
Patti Brown traveled from Houston to cheer on son Alex. The family stayed at the apartment of Alex's oldest sister, Shelley, who lives in Boston.
Alex Brown, who attended Strake Jesuit, Spring Branch Middle and Hunters Creek Elementary while growing up in Houston with sisters Shelley and Carley, made it almost to the finish line of the Boston Marathon before the bombings halted the race.