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UPDATE: Chantilly Runners Compete in Boston Marathon
No word on whether the runners from Chantilly, Va. were injured in explosions near the finish line.
UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: The latest reports out of Boston are that three people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon.
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The 117th Boston Marathon took place beginning Monday morning with 26 seconds of silence to honor Sandy Hook victims and about three hours after the first runners finished up, there were reports of explosions near the finish line.
Sadly, the Patriot-Ledger is reporting two booms were heard from inside the Fairmount Copley Hotel near the finish line on Boylston Street.
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There are also reports of multiple serious injuries. The Boston Globe is reporting 23 people injured and two dead; CNN reports two dead and 28 injured.
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Lelisa Desisa Benti was the men's winner of the Boston Marathon on Monday morning with Rita Jeptoo winning the women's division, according to The Washington Post.
Benti of Ethiopia won the 117th Boston Marathon race with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds. This was his second marathon after winning a marathon earlier this year in Dubai.
Jeptoo of Kenya won with 2 hours, 26 minutes and 25 seconds. She also won the Boston Marathon in 2006.
Race day began with 26 seconds of silence in honor of the
You can track Chantilly runners by bib number at the Boston Athletic Association website.
More information:
If you're looking for family members in Boston or you have family members who might be looking for you, go to this Red Cross site:
http://www.redcross.org/find-help
Google's Person Finder for the 2013 Boston Marathon, post-explosions
To get information on family members, call 617-635-4500.
The following are runners from Chantilly who are listed as taking part in the marathon today:
Bib # Name Age Gender 20424 Ando, Michiyo 50 F 5342 Stemberger, Gregory 36 M 25803 Streb, Cara 49 F 9544 Streb, Fred D. Jr. 49 M 17502 Westcott, Christine S. 43 FPatch editors Sharon McLoone, Erica Hendry and Mary Ann Barton contributed to this story.
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