Two Redondo Men Injured in Boston Marathon Blasts

Two Redondo Beach residents watching the Boston Marathon Monday were injured—one seriously—when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the world-renowned race.

According to the Boston Marathon Google Person Finder, John Odom of Redondo Beach was seriously injured in the blasts and is currently in a Boston hospital.

"A relative reports he's been severely injured to both legs, heavy blood loss, and in surgery," Mark Schoonover wrote on Odom's person finder page.

Odom's brother-in-law, Doug Nicol, confirmed with the Daily Breeze that Odom suffered severe blood loss following the blasts and had to be resuscitated twice at the hospital.

"Prayers are going out to you, your family and your friends that your recovery be full and speedy," Albert Alvara wrote on Odom's person finder listing. "May God use the doctors working with you as an extention (sic) of his healing power."

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According to his Facebook page, Odom is a Redondo Beach resident and currently serves as the chairman of the board at the Murray Company, a plumbing contracting business.

In addition to Odom, the husband of a Westside runners group leader was also hurt in the Boston Marathon explosions while watching as a spectator, his wife said Tuesday.

Jac Bost, a leader of the Meetup.com group, ChristianRunners LA Chapter (Marina del Rey), emailed Patch that her husband was being stabilized so he could fly back to California.

"We have our hands full at the moment," she wrote.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Bost's husband is Darrel Folker, 42, of Redondo Beach. He is expected back to Los Angeles Tuesday night, Bost told the newspaper.

Folker, an ultramarathoner who was not racing on Monday, was watching his wife finish the race when the second explosion occurred. Two people rushed to help her husband, Bost said.

“Those guys were just amazing," Bost said to the Times. "I sent them a thank-you message today from my phone and exchanged text messages with them."

When first contacted by Patch on Monday, Bost said: "I was there and was affected. We are a bit numb still."

The ChristianRunners chapter run in Marina del Rey, Santa Monica and Venice locations. The group is scheduled to meet next on Saturday.

Bost is a multiple marathon runner and helped found the ChristianRunners LA group in August 2007. Writing on the Bar Method (Marina del Rey) blog in January 2011, Bost talked about living with multiple sclerosis, an auto-immune disease, since diagnosed in 2006.

"My faith is my foundation in accepting the journey of MS, and it helps me approach every day grateful and thankful in a whole new way," Bost wrote.

Check back with Patch as more information becomes available.