7 Del Ray Runners Participate in Boston Marathon

Three people were killed and nearly 150 were injured as of late Monday evening after two powerful explosions were detonated in the afternoon near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Globe.

Seven runners from the Del Ray area registered to compete in the race. It was not immediately clear whether any local runners were injured, but throughout Monday word came that many of them were safe.

More than 650 Virginians registered for the race, as did 448 Maryland residents and 171 runners from the District. 

There were multiple reports of victims with missing limbs, bloodied heads and other extremely serious injuries following the explosions, according to Back Bay Patch.

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The race shut down as soon as security became a concern and many runners were stopped from completing the race. According to video of the explosion, it went off at about 4 hours, 9 minutes on the race clock. 

You can track Del Ray runners from the 22301 zip code by bib number at the Boston Athletic Association website. 

Those looking for family members or friends in Boston can go to this Red Cross site to communicate. Google also created a person finder related to the marathon explosions.

The Boston mayor’s office opened its constituent service number (617-635-4500) for people to call to check on friends and family.

Police in DC and the surrounding area were placed on heightened alert Monday afternoon.

Business, elected officials and others across Alexandria and the region shared their thoughts and concerns about the incident.

Monday’s marathon began with 26 seconds of silence in honor of the