Boston Marathon: No Word on Whereabouts of 18 Falls Church Runners

There is still no word on the whereabouts of the 18 men and women from Falls Church who ran in the 117th Annual Boston Marathon Monday.

About three hours after the first runners finished the race, there were reports of explosions near the finish line. At least three people are dead and scores are injured.  

The Patriot-Ledger reported two booms were heard from inside the Fairmount Copley Hotel near the finish line on Boylston Street. Other media outlets reported a third explosion shortly after the first two.  

Police in DC and the surrounding area are on heightened alert.

There were 18 runners from Falls Church registered to run the 2013 Boston Marathon, including two elite runners. They are: Carol J. Barresi, Mia Burki, Serena Burla, Timothy Byram, Marianne Casserly, Andrew Dumm, James Du Vernay, Eleanor Evans, Howard B. Frost, Michael Glover, Heidi Johannesen, Elizabeth S. Karrmann, Matthew Kasprzak, Ashley Lowry, Nancy E. McCarthy, Brian Mclain, Krupakar Revanna and Allison E. Tully.

The race shut down immediately when security became a concern, so some runners may not have had the chance to finish 26.2-mile race. 

If you're looking for family members or friends in Boston, or if you have family members who might be looking for you, go to this Red Cross site http://www.redcross.org/find-help to communicate.

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Lelisa Desisa Benti was the men's winner of the Boston Marathon Monday morning with Rita Jeptoo winning the women's division, according to The Washington Post.

Benti, of Ethiopia, won the 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 Falls Church runners through the Boston Athletic Association website.