In Mark's Gospel, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome came together to the tomb. The young man was already there before them. The disciples did not go.
In Matthew's Gospel, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the tomb. Presumably the guards also looked and saw the tomb to be empty. Once again, the disciples did not go.
In Luke's Gospel, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and other women came together to the tomb. Peter ran to the tomb to check their story.
In John's Gospel, Mary Magdalene came by herself to the tomb and saw the stone had been moved. Peter and the "disciple whom Jesus loved" then ran to the tomb to check her story. the disciple outran Peter and arrived at the tomb first, but it was Peter who first went into the tomb.
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