Dallas area runner Ajith Pai had finished the 26.2-mile course in a personal best time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 16 seconds, about an hour before the explosions, dallasnews.com reported. His father and others had cheered him at the finish line right at the international flags, where the first explosion occurred.

Another group of family members including his mother and wife were on Boylston Street near the finish line when the explosions occurred, the news site said.