4/16/13 - Two employees from The Running Lab in Brighton were among the lucky ones following Mondayâs explosions at the Boston Marathon. Three deaths were reported and more than 140 injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to amputations. Many victims suffered lower leg injuries and shrapnel wounds while others suffered ruptured eardrums. Some 27,000 runners took part in the 26.2-mile race, one of the worldâs premier marathons and two employees from The Running Lab in Brighton were found to be safe and unharmed. Mike Andersen completed the race about an hour and a half before the blasts happened while employee Marie Morgan was watching her husband run. Owner Ken Larscheid says a lot of customers have been calling to make sure they were okay and as it turns out, Mike was a short distance away and didnât hear anything. However, he says Marie and her husband were actually helped by a woman, since they couldnât leave or enter any hotels in the area. Several other Livingston County residents took part in the Boston Marathon and managed to escape harm, with many having already completed the run when the bombs exploded. They include an assistant cross country and track coach at Milford High School, the mother of a Howell High School senior, runners from the Howell and Brighton areas as well as one man taking part in his first Boston Marathon. Photo courtesy of Associated Press/Charles Krupa.(JM)
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