Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Local Runners Among Those Unhurt in Boston Marathon Explosions That Kill 3
Richard Hill of Geneva and the St. Charles Multisport Madness Triathlon Club tells about the tragedy. Nine runners from Geneva are listed as participating in the race; none from Batavia.
When two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, at least one Geneva resident was spared because he crossed the finish line a half-hour before the blasts.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Richard Hill of Geneva, who was lucky enough to be done with the race about 30 minutes before the explosions, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Hill is a Geneva resident and member of Multisport Madness Triathlon Club, which is based in St. Charles.
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Hill told the Tribune he was grateful that his relatives had watched the race from the midpoint, rather than the finish line, where the bombs exploded.
Several of Hill's teammates were running in the marathon.
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No runners from Batavia are listed as running in the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Nine runners from Geneva are listed as participants:
- Calvario, Rich, 30
- Delgado, Danny, 42
- Dudman, Angie, 50
- Hill, Richard J. IV, 54
- Krause, Kaitlin M., 21
- Majewski, Michael F., 46
- McMillen, Jeanine T., 31
- Sacrey, Elizabeth B., 40
- Shemyakina, Elena, 53
Here are some ways to find out more about what happened via Patch sites in our area and across the country:
News
- Scores Injured by Explosion at Boston Marathon Finish Line
- Foxborough Resident Maria Stephanos Describes Boston Marathon Explosion as ‘Very Chaotic’
- Witness: 'All of a Sudden Everyone Turned Around and Was Running in the Opposite Direction'
- Several MBTA Services Suspended After Marathon Explosion
- Newtown Runners Reportedly 'Safe' After Boston Tragedy
Connections
- 8 St. Charles Residents Signed Up to Run
- West-Suburban Readers React to Boston Marathon Explosions
- Google Person Finder: Boston Marathon Explosions
Know Someone? What You Need to Know
- Marathon Explosion: Tell Family You're Safe with Red Cross Site
Photos
- Explosions at Boston Marathon
- Police Respond to Marathon Bombing
The Blogs
- Mourning the Fans: 'Boston Will Be Back'
- Patch Editor Running the Marathon: My First Boston Marathon Was Ruined by Tragedy
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