In the wake of explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, it appears that over 10,000 runners had yet to finish and remained on the course.

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Boston Marathon has been canceled - scanner
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Chris Otto @ YDRChrisOtto Follow
I doubt most the 13000 runners still on the course had phones with them. Could be long time before they all get in touch with loved ones
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Last year, the average finishing time of the 21,554 runners to complete the marathon was 4:18:27. The clock at the finish line when the bomb went off showed about 4:10:00, and CNN said that half of the 25,000 runners had not completed the race yet this year.

Officials are stopping runners on the course in large numbers and diverting them away from the finish line.

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UPDATE: @MassEMA says #bostonmarathon runners are being directed off/stopped along course LIVE VIDEO: abc7ne.ws/7hbdv
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