Visuals show Iffrig&rsquo;s legs being swept out from under him by the impact of the explosion.u00a0 A race official helped him back to his feet, and Iffrig, determined to reach his goal, went on to finish the race. &ldquo;I got down to within 15 feet of the finish apron and heard this tremendous explosion,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The shockwaves hit my whole body and my legs started jittering around. I knew I was going down.&rdquo; But, he said after running 26 miles he wasn&rsquo;t going to give up. Iffrig, who sustained a scrape on his knee, described his proximity to the blast as scary. His son, Mark, said Iffrig was a bit dazed by the explosion. u00a0After recovering from the blast Iffrig walked further half a mile to his hotel still wearing the bright orange tank top.

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An exhausted Bill Iffrig, who was competing in his third Boston Marathon, was yards from the finish line when the explosion was detonated.

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