Local runners Dr. John and Jaime Bursell are safe at the site of the Boston Marathon, where two explosions have killed two and injured at least 105 others.

The blasts occurred near the finish of the race today about two hours after the winners crossed the line.

Contacted at their hotel room where they first learned of the blasts Jaime Bursell said that sirens were still sounding in the area. Cell phone service had been shut down in the Boston area to prevent any potential remote detonations of explosives.

By the time many of us have finished our morning coffee local runner John Bursell many have completed the 117th running of the oldest marathon in the United States.

Chances are, since the Boston Marathon started at 6 a.m. today (10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), and it is probably approaching 9 a.m. as you read this, he is already past the finish line.

“I would like to get under 2:50,” Bursell said by phone from Boston on Sunday. “That would be back to my qualifying time.”

The Juneau-Douglas High School girl’s soccer team found themselves on the defensive side of the pitch against the Chugiak Mustangs over the weekend, falling 10-0 on Friday and 5-0 Saturday.

“Chugiak is a really good side,” JDHS coach Matt Dusenberry said. “You can see that. And we are young, we are very young this year. We can take a side like that and hopefully learn some things and continue to get better at what we are doing.”

The Juneau-Douglas High School boy’s soccer team got right back into the saddle of last week’s impressive Washington road trip with a wild 9-1 offensive ride over the visiting Chugiak Mustangs on Friday at Thunder Mountain High School’s field.

Senior Jackson Lehnhart scored three goals in the first half and added two assists in the second 40 minutes and junior Nick Stewart tallied two goals and two assists for the game to lead the Crimson Bears.