Peabody Marathoner and Bystander Reflect on Their Experiences Monday

If Peabody's Brian Barrett is feeling one thing in the days after the tragedy, it's anger.

Barrett, an attorney and assistant city solicitor, was among the thousands of runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on Monday, still some distance from the finish line in Copley Square when the bombs exploded at 2:50 p.m.

Barrett told the Salem News he's still processing his feelings about the day, but that he is angry at whoever put the bombs there. He said his wife and children were waiting for him at the finish and just missed being caught in the initial explosion.

Lisa Rizzo was in the bleachers at the finish line, cheering on her husband Gerry Rizzo, ended up directly across from the bomb blasts.

She told the Salem News she didn't get hit with any of the shrapnel, but definitely felt the concussion and is still feeling "dazed and confused" by it all.

She said her husband was about a half-mile away from the finish line Monday afternoon and nervously searched for her, but she had returned to their hotel and realized later she dropped her cell phone.

You can find more on the interview with Barrett here in the Salem News and the interview with Rizzo here.