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Local Hero Jane Talbot is a fund-raiser prepared to go the extra mile

Listening to the awe people exhibit upon discovering her ultra-marathon feat wearies Jane Talbot almost as much running the 52-mile race itself.

She simply shrugs and explains that humans are constructed to run long distances. Talbot also believes that the body is designed to hunt down animals but that doesn’t mean she spends her time stalking antelope. Not yet anyway.