New Sports Illustrated Features Boston Marathon Photo

Chris Stone, Sports Illustrated’s managing editor, said with the Boston Marathon occurring on deadline day, last minute changes were made, including swapping the planned cover for the one shown above. “After meeting with senior editors late Monday afternoon, we chose to run the cover photo because we felt it truly captured the horrific moment at the end of the race — there’s a fallen runner, police with their guns drawn and loose debris from the explosion,” explained Stone.