Hudson Runner Recounts Boston Marathon Explosion: 'Too Close for Comfort'

The 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday was rocked by two explosions near its finish line, about four hours into the race.

According to the race's website, 10 Hudson runners were participating in the race.

One of those runners, Kelli Mutschler, posted this on the Hudson Patch Facebook page Monday afternoon:

All of us runners are ok that I know from Hudson. Thanks. Lots of caos and activity. Praying no more issues!

Mutschler wrote that she crossed the finish line about 24 minutes before the explosions.

"Too close for my comfort," she wrote. "I heard a boom and looked behind me to see smoke and another boom. Very scary."

List of local runners who participated in the race, according to the Boston Marathon's website:

• Steven Adorn, 54
• Kristin M. Carlson, 41
• Brian D. Dahl, 26
• Thomas C. Datwyler, 26
• Suzanne M. Ferrara, 35
• Paul F. Jaeger, 47
• Killi Mutschler, 40
• Lindsey V. Sarrack, 36
• Dewain Wasson, 51
• Megan Westhoff, 36

It’s not clear yet what happened or led to the explosions.

Hudson Patch asked our Facebook followers: Does anyone know if our local runners are OK?

Here is a sampling of the responses:

• Tori Elliott Boomsma: Megan Westhoff is ok
• Anna Peterson: reading Tami Datwyler FB page and Tommy is ok
• Erik Olson: Dewain Wasson is alright, and has been in touch with his family.
• Mona Schomas: Suzanne Marko Ferrara is ok.
• Halos Hudson: Hudson Moms on the Run run reporting head coach Chris Hesse-Withbroe, of Lake Elmo, is ok.
• Jenn Dietzler: New Richmond Running club is okay!
• Angie Ritter Quitter: For anyone that Graduated with or knows the Sally Roberts Dupere she is ok and finished before the explosion!!!

The blast killed three people, and injured more than 140 others, according to NBC News.

Fenway-Kenmore Patch will continue to bring news about this tragedy as information is made available.

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If you know any of the local participants or their family members, please encourage them to call Shawn Hogendorf at 651-261-2764 or send an email to shawn.hogendorf@patch.com.