Warren Johns, PhD, finished the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, just minutes before the explosion that took the life of three individuals and injured more than 150 others. Dr. Johns was not injured.
Dr. Johns, a special collections librarian at LLU, ran the marathon four years ago and finished this year's marathon at 2:44 p.m. CNN reports that the initial reports of explosions occurred just after 2:45 p.m.
The Contra Costa Times printed a story on Dr. Johns that can be found at http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_23039172/colton-runner-finished-boston-marathon-minutes-before-first