UPDATED: 10 Winchester Runners at Boston Marathon are OK

Updated at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday

Ten of 27 Winchester runners are reportedly safe.

In an email to Winchester Patch, Winchster resident Pam Wood, she wrote "(I) heard from our neighbor Frank Fantasia that he crossed the finish line 2-3 minutes before the explosion, and saw them both."

Meanwhile, in another email to Winchester Patch, reader Sarah Norton stated that runner Mark Herlihy is safe.

"Spoke to his wife Theresa Johnson Herlihy by cell right after the attack (Monday)," wrote Norton. "He never finished, and she, her elementary school aged daughters and his mother were delayed getting to the sidelines to watch him cross the finish line as they struggled to find parking, so thankfully no one was in the immediate area when the blasts happened."

Theresa Johnson Herlihy reportedly posted the following on her Facebook page, accordin to Norton: "Thank you everyone for your calls, texts and concerns! Mark was on Hereford nearing the finish line when the two explosions happened. My mother in law, our daughters and I were running late looking for parking and (thankfully) did not get there! We had a guardian angel with all of us! It was very scary but Mark was able to borrow a phone and we met him within 15 minutes of the explosions. My nephew was working at (Boston Athletic Association) and my brother-in-law was waiting at the finish line. Everyone is safe! Feeling extremely blessed and grateful tonight! Hugs to all."

Updated at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

Reader Sarah Norton emailed Winchester Patch, saying that she has heard from Winchester runner Jun Kawashima's family and "all are OK and accounted for. He had finished the race already and (was) in (the) Prudential food court at time of attack."

Eight of the 27 Winchester runners are reportedly safe.

Updated at 7 a.m. Tuesday

In an email to Winchester Patch Tuesday morning, Winchester resident T.J. Silverman wrote, "Karina Chiemelwski is home safe with her family." 

"We are friends of theirs because her daughter and ours met at creative corner school a few years ago," Silverman said. "I tried calling her family and texting, but got word around 6 p.m. (Monday) via Facebook and texts from her husband" that she was safe, he added.

Seven of 27 Winchester residents are reportedly safe.

Updated at 6 a.m. Tuesday

Six of 27 Winchester residents running the Boston Marathon on Monday are safe, according to reports.

On the St. Mary's School Winchester Facebook page, they wrote, "Prayers are will all the victims and families of this senseless Marathon tragedy. Our St. Mary's family is thankful that Mrs. Beliecki remained safe as she ran this year."

Updated at 7:30 p.m. Monday

Six of 27 Winchester residents running the Boston Marathon on Monday are reportedly safe, according to various reports.

A Winchester Patch reader emailed to say that "Patricia Kolias and Jake Gaul are OK." Another person emailed Winchester Patch, writing, "Ann Olmsted is also okay...heard from her on Facebook.

Runner Dave Sullivan completed his 10th Boston Marathon on Monday, according to his wife. "We had left the area 15-20 minutes before it all happened. We are in shock. Why? Runners run in peace," she said. 

Original Report

Winchester residents and Boston Marathon runners Kristen Pywell Bray and Kristin Taylor are reportedly safe following the tragic explosions that brought the annual event to a halt Monday afternoon.

Dozens of people were injured and two were reportedly killed by two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line. However, social media reports indicated that Taylor and Bray are fine.

A reader, who wished to remain anonymous, sent a direct message to the Winchester Patch Facebook page stating "I know that Kristin Taylor and family are all OK," adding that she met the family not long after hearing from another person that they were fine.  

Meanwhile, Jeff Bray posted this on our Facebook page about Kristen Pywell Bray: "Kristen Pywell Bray was not able to finish before the tragedy, but she and all her family are all safe back in Winchester." Twitter user Katherine Waters-Clark tweeted, "...she is home and safe icing. We are all safe!"

Here is a complete list of the 27 Winchester runners with a status check:

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Have you spoken with or met a Winchester resident that was either a runner or attendee at the Boston Marathon? If so, email Winchester Patch Editor Mark Ouellette at mark.ouellette@patch.com with any information (and a photo of a runner and/or their family, if possible) about how they are doing so we can update the list above accordingly. Thanks.

[Editor's note: Information from the Boston Athletic Association website.]