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Gallery: 5K Bun Run

Jerry Dillon, of Milton, stretches and prepares himself before the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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July 26, 2008 @ 03:29 PM

The Bun Run 5K set a Huntington 5K record with 350 finishers on Saturday morning, making it the biggest 5K event in the city’s history, according to race organizers. Nearly 400 runners registered for the event and 350 crossed the finish line, eclipsing the old mark of 348 set by the 2005 Marshall Alum Run 5K.

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Jerry Dillon, of Milton, stretches and prepares himself before the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Photos from the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Runner #355, Kylie Lemons, age 18, stretches and prepares herself for the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Bobby Williamson, 34, mentally prepares himself for the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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The Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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The Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Nearly 400 participants crowd the starting line as race director Sharon Stanton gets the Bun Run 5K started by the Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday morning. The run was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Eric Putnam races towards the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday. Putnam, Shawnee State men's cross country coach, won the overall title with a time of 15:21. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Judy and Steve Riggs, of Huntington, wait in anticipation to cheer on their daugher Kim Burges during the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Mens lead runner #346 Eric Putnam, 35, tries to figure out where to go next at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Stephen Minor, 33, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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Stephen Minor, 33, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The event was part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival.

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John Hull, 22, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Johhny Bush, 18, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Women's lead runner #241 Marian Pyles, 24, races to the finish line during the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Brooklyn Bowen, 13, breaks the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Chris Rexrode, 22, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Brooklyn Bowen, 13, breaks the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Sean Robertson, 36, pushes his 2 year-old daughter, Reese Robertson, in a stroller during the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Jessica Hutchinson, 14, catches her breath after she finished the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Dani Craig, 14, smiles after she finished the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Callie Hutchinson, 18, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Greg Frasure, 37, runs for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Regina Clay, 53 at left, gets encouragement from John Stapleton, age 52, during the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Harold Martin, 40, races for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Nikul Patel, 14, races for the finish line at the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Sean Robertson, 36, pushes his 2-year-old daughter, Reese Robertson, in a stroller during the Bun Run 5K distance run at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

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Marian Pyles races to the finish during Saturday's Bun Run 5K. Pyles claimed her second title in the event, crossing the finish line in 18:27.

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