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One Run for Boston ends on a heartfelt note

Hundreds take part in final stretch

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  • A little before 12:50 a.m., the One Run for Boston baton reached its destination.
    Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
    A little before 12:50 a.m., the One Run for Boston baton reached its destination.
  • A crowd had gathered at the finish line on Boylston Street to watch the end of a cross-country relay race.
    Eric Moskowitz/Globe Staff
    A crowd had gathered at the finish line on Boylston Street to watch the end of a cross-country relay race.
  • Marathon bombing victim John Odom (left) shook hands with Carlos Arredondo. Odom's daughter carried the baton into Copley Square.
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    Marathon bombing victim John Odom (left) shook hands with Carlos Arredondo. Odom's daughter carried the baton into Copley Square.
  • An MBTA bus driver showed his support as hundreds of people ran the final stretch.
    Eric Moskowitz/Globe Staff
    An MBTA bus driver showed his support as hundreds of people ran the final stretch.
  • Runners covered about 3,300 miles to in a cross-country relay to raise money for victims of the Marathon bombings.
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    Runners covered about 3,300 miles to in a cross-country relay to raise money for victims of the Marathon bombings.
  • Erin Joyce (center) handed off the One Run baton to Marathon race director Dave McGillivray in Hopkinton on Sunday.
    Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
    Marathon race director Dave McGillivray (left) received the One Run for Boston baton in Hopkinton today.
  • Participant Dan Bohannon added his signature to a banner mapping the route of the One Run for Boston relay on Thursday.
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    Participant Dan Bohannon added his signature to a banner mapping the route on Thursday.
  • On Friday, runners in Pennsylvania ran their leg of the relay with the baton, which has been nicknamed Miles.
    Jacqueline Dormer/AP
    On Friday, runners in Pennsylvania ran their leg of the relay with the baton, which has been nicknamed Miles.
  • The baton was outfitted with a GPS transponder to track its progress.
    Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
    The baton was outfitted with a GPS transponder to track its progress.
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