1 Fountain Valley Man Ran Boston Marathon, Site of Deadly Explosions

A Fountain Valley resident competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing before explosions reportedly claimed the lives of at least two people and injured more than 100 near the finish line.

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Dozens of Orange County residents took part in the race, including Laguna Beach's John Loftus, who won the age 54-59 division. Most of the Orange County runners finished the race before the explosions, according to a race website. There was no immediate word on whether any were injured by the explosion.

Closer to home, the Orange County Sheriff's Department promised to step up patrols "at local sporting/entertainment venues and other large gathering places."

Several gruesome photos have surfaced on Twitter from reporters and runners who said they were at the scene, some appearing to show individuals missing limbs and blood splattered across the sidewalk.

According to the Boston Athletic Association site, this Fountain Valley entrant finished well before the blasts:

• James Neumann, age 51: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 56 seconds

These marks are “gun times,” not the actual times from start to finish, since many thousands of entrants don’t reach the starting line until minutes after the gun goes off.

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