Photos - A nationwide effort

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The One Run Boston, a non-stop running relay from Los Angeles to Boston, covered more than 3,000 miles and raised funds for The One Fund Boston to assist victims and families affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon.


Pictured: Andrew Leibenguth, Tamaqua, Pa., center, turns to ask Kathy Biscoe, Frackville, Pa., if she wants to hold the One Run Boston baton, as runners (from back left) Eric Becker, Shenandoah, Pa., Karen Graeff, Newtown, Pa., Nicole Keating, Pottsville, Pa., and Steve Bender, Landenberg, Pa., start their leg of the 9-mile run to Snyders, Pa., for their part of the One Run Boston relay at The Tamaqua Train Station on June 28 in Tamaqua, Pa.



Andrew Leibenguth, Tamaqua, Pa., center, turns to ask Kathy Biscoe, Frackville, Pa., if she wants to hold the One Run Boston baton as runners from back left, Eric Becker, Shenandoah, Pa., Karen Graeff, Newtown, Pa., Nicole Keating, Pottsville, Pa., and Steve Bender, Landenberg, Pa., start their leg of the 9-mile run to Snyders, Pa., for their part of the One Run Boston relay at The Tamaqua Train Station, Friday, June 28, 2013 in Tamaqua, Pa. The One Run Boston, a non-stop running relay from Los Angeles to Boston, passed through Schuylkill County Friday, June 28, 2013. The relay covering over 3,000 miles is raising funds and awareness for The One Fund Boston to assist victims and families affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Republican-Herald, Jacqueline Dormer)


The One Run Boston, a non-stop running relay from Los Angeles to Boston, covered more than 3,000 miles and raised funds for The One Fund Boston to assist victims and families affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon.


Pictured: Andrew Leibenguth, Tamaqua, Pa., center, turns to ask Kathy Biscoe, Frackville, Pa., if she wants to hold the One Run Boston baton, as runners (from back left) Eric Becker, Shenandoah, Pa., Karen Graeff, Newtown, Pa., Nicole Keating, Pottsville, Pa., and Steve Bender, Landenberg, Pa., start their leg of the 9-mile run to Snyders, Pa., for their part of the One Run Boston relay at The Tamaqua Train Station on June 28 in Tamaqua, Pa.


Jacqueline Dormer/AP


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Karen Graeff, Newtown, Pa., sports "Boston Strong" "Run Like A Girl" on the back of her calf as she wait at the Tamaqua Train Station in Tamaqua, Pa., for her nine mile part of the One Run Boston relay, Friday, June 28, 2013. The relay covering over 3,000 miles is raising funds and awareness for The One Fund Boston to assist victims and families affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon on April 15. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Dormer, The Republican-Herald)

Karen Graeff, of Newtown, Pa., sports "Boston Strong" "Run Like A Girl" on the back of her calf as she wait at the Tamaqua Train Station for her nine mile part of the One Run Boston relay.


Jacqueline Dormer/AP


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metro section topic 26onerun Dan Bohannon(CQ) gets a hug from Kate Treleaven(CQ), one of the organizers of the One Run for Boston relay, after completing his leg in Phillipsburg, Mo. on Thursday, June 20, 2103. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Dan Bohannon gor a hug from Kate Treleaven, one of the organizers of the One Run for Boston relay, after completing his leg in Phillipsburg, Mo.on June 20.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Dan Bohannon(CQ) poses with Kate Treleaven(CQ), left, and Danny Bent(CQ), organizers of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Dan Bohannon posed with Kate Treleaven, left, and Danny Bent, organizers of the One Run for Boston relay.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Dan Bohannon(CQ) adds his signature to a banner mapping the route of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. More than 1,000 runners signed up to complete the 300 stages of the 3,000 mile relay. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Dan Bohannon added his signature to a banner mapping the route of the One Run for Boston relay.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Heather Officer(CQ), from left, Randall Jones(CQ), Travis Officer(CQ) and Dan Bohannon(CQ) run along historic Route 66 during leg #173 of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Heather Officer, from left, Randall Jones, Travis Officer and Dan Bohannon ran along historic Route 66 during leg 173 of the One Run for Boston relay.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Dan Bohannon(CQ) runs ahead of a Conway Volunteer Fire Department vehicle escorting him along his route between Sampson, Mo. and Phillipsburg, Mo. during the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Dan Bohannon runs ahead of a Conway Volunteer Fire Department vehicle escorting him along his route between Sampson, Mo. and Phillipsburg, Mo.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Dan Bohannon(CQ) waves to well-wishers along leg #173 of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Bohannon chose leg #173 because it ran past his parents' farm where he grew up near Conway, Mo. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Dan Bohannon waved to well-wishers along leg 173 of the One Run for Boston relay.. Bohannon chose leg 173 because it ran past his parents' farm where he grew up near Conway, Mo.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Darren Maute(CQ), from Nixa, Mo. carries an American flag during leg #172, between Marshfield, Mo. and Sampson, Mo. during the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Darren Maute, from Nixa, Mo. carries an American flag during leg 172, between Marshfield, Mo. and Sampson, Mo.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Trey Kerby(CQ), left, rides alongside runners Zach Kellner(CQ), Richard White(CQ) and Aaron Tucker(CQ) during leg #171 of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Trey Kerby (left,) rode alongside runners Zach Kellner, Richard White and Aaron Tucker during leg 171 on June 20.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Richard White(CQ) holds "Miles," the One Run for Boston relay torch, before setting off on his 13-mile leg of the run Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Strafford, Mo. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Richard White held "Miles," the One Run for Boston relay torch, before setting off on his 13-mile leg of the run.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Aaron Tucker(CQ), runs along the historic Route 66 between Strafford and Marshfield, Mo. during the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Tucker and three of his teammates from the Drury University cross-country team in Springfield, Mo. signed up to run leg #171 of the relay race. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Aaron Tucker ran along the historic Route 66 between Strafford and Marshfield, Mo. Tucker and three of his teammates from the Drury University cross-country team in Springfield, Mo. signed up to run leg 171 of the relay race.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Richard White(CQ), from left, Aaron Tucker(CQ) and Zach Kellner(CQ) run into Marshfield, Mo. during the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball/for The Boston Globe)

Richard White, from left, Aaron Tucker, and Zach Kellner ran into Marshfield, Mo.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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metro section topic 26onerun Trey Kerby(CQ) checks his phone while waiting to start leg #171 of the One Run for Boston relay in Strafford, Mo. on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe)

Trey Kerby checked his phone while waiting to start leg 171 of the One Run for Boston relay in Strafford, Mo.


Greg Kendall-Ball for The Boston Globe


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