Martin Richard was waiting with his family to give his father a hug at the finish line when he was killed by the first blast to shatter the Patriot's Day event.
He had been there waiting to watch his father Bill cross the line: a rite of passage for scores of Boston youngsters living in the city that hosts one of the world's oldest races.
According to the Boston Globe, Martin was very nearly saved from the blast after running out to hug his father, but his father kept on going and Martin returned to his mother.
As Mr Richard, 42, carried on, his son, five-year-old daughter and wife were hit by the first of the blasts that came just 10 seconds and almost 100m apart.
Martin was one of three killed by the twin blasts. His sister Jane lost a leg and his mother Denise, 43, is understood to have undergone surgery for a serious head injury. They are among the 170 who were injured in the attack.
Martin was killed in the first blast His older brother, 12-year-old Henry, is not thought to have been hurt in the explosion.
In a brief statement Mr Richard said: "My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston. My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries.
"We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin."
According to neighbours, Mr Richard, who runs an environmental testing company, returned to his home in the Dorchester suburb of Boston this morning still in hospital scrubs.
The family had lived in the area for 20 years and were a central part of the community. A shattered community that in its grief had chalked the word "peace" on the pavement outside the family home.
Mr Richard had an active role in the local traders association, while his wife Denise works at the Neighborhood House Charter School.
Krystle Campbell was killed in the blasts (Pic: Facebook/Krystle Campbell) Neighbours said the family were close and Martin, a keen baseball player, and his brother would often be seen outside playing together.
Dan Aguilar, who lives near the Richard family, told reporters: "They are just your average little boys. They are a good family. They are always together."
Another neighbour, Christina Keefe, told the Washington Post: "He was so polite, composed, older than his years really. I can see him now, holding his mom's arm as she took them on their walks around the neighbourhood."
Another of the three victims was named as 29-year-old restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, of Medford, who had been in Boston with a friend to take a picture of the friend's boyfriend crossing the finish line.
Her father, William Campbell, says his daughter was "very caring, very loving person, and was daddy's little girl." He says the loss has devastated the family.
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