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THON Express runners enjoy dinner at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital before the first leg of the 135-mile trek to Penn State University Park. This celebration kicked off the second running of the THON Express, a 135-mile run that began at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and ended on Feb. 22 at the Bryce Jordan Center for THON 2008. For more information about THON Express, visit http://www.thon.org/thonexpress/ online. For a small sampling of THON photos from Friday, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1596 online; from Saturday, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1597 online; and from Sunday, including the total, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1598 online. For a larger collection of photos covering much of the activity from THON 08, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1599 online.
Photo Credit: Darrell Peterson
Year Taken: 2008
First-leg runner Carrie King shares her story with Chief Meteorologist Tom Russell from WHP-TV in Harrisburg. Local media came to watch the start of the run live from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Photo Credit: Darrell Peterson
Year Taken: 2008
Coordinator of the run Hank Angus (in black bandana) brings the group together for a quick prayer and cheer to get pumped up for the race.
Photo Credit: Darrell Peterson
Year Taken: 2008
Fifteen of the runners make a Human Tube as the first runner, Carrie King, breaks through and start the journey from the crescent of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Photo Credit: Darrell Peterson
Year Taken: 2008
The runners celebrate the start of the first leg from the North entrance of the Medical Center. TV Crews and photographers look on as everyone cheers.
Photo Credit: Darrell Peterson
Year Taken: 2008
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