A Boston Marathon competitor and Boston police run from the area of an explosion Monday near the finish line in Boston.
AP Photo | Ken McGagh, MetroWest Daily News
AnnArbor.com has received confirmation on all of the runners from family members, employers, colleagues, friends and in some cases, the runners themselves, that they are safe following the chaos that ensued the explosions Monday on the streets of Boston.
About 23,000 runners from around the world were registered to run in the race, the Associated Press reported.
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Two bombs exploded about 3 p.m. Monday on Boylston Street in Boston: the first of which was next to the finish line of the 26.2-mile race; the second of which detonated about 10 seconds later and 100 yards away, according to the Associated Press.
In the hours that followed, some runners communicated through Facebook statuses that they were OK; others were able to send a text message to their friends and loved ones.
Spotty cell service in the Boston area made it difficult for some people to communicate Monday afternoon and evening.
There were 56 runners from Ann Arbor registered to run in the Boston Marathon, as well as two from Ypsilanti, three from Saline, two from Chelsea, two from Milan and one from Whitmore Lake.
A number of individuals did not run in the race due to injuries or other diversions, which is noted on the list of the statuses of Ann Arbor area runners compiled by AnnArbor.com in the hours following the explosions Monday.
Amy Biolchini covers Washtenaw County, health and environmental issues for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at (734) 623-2552, amybiolchini@annarbor.com or on Twitter.