This is the time of year when many people are making their New Year's Resolutions, but a Henry County woman has one big goal in mind. She's raising thousands of dollars for cancer patients by running--- really, really far.
If you live in Locust Grove, you may have seen Jen Hanekamp on one of her daily runs-- but it's probably a little longer than yours. You see, Jen competes in races that are double the length of a marathon—races known as ultramarathons.
So, when five people close to her were diagnosed with cancer this year, she thought of a way to help while she was out on a run. Now, she's running for them—132K for Henry County Cancer Services, to be exact. That's more than 82 miles—all in one day.
Hanekamp, who is a mother of four, says she'll run for 24 hours—non-stop—with the help of a crew that will follow her.
So how far is 82 miles, exactly? If you've ever run the Peachtree Road Race, which is a 10K, this would be like running it 13 times in a row.
Jen says the farthest she's ever run is 50 miles, so this will be a great physical and emotional challenge for her. She says she picked 132K because on average, 132 people in Georgia are diagnosed with cancer each day.
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Southern Baptists in metro Atlanta are doing their part to assist victims of Tuesday's violent twisters.
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Andrea Sneiderman was back in court Tuesday to be arraigned for a third time. She's accused of conspiring with her former boss, Hemy Neuman, to kill her husband, Rusty Sneiderman, in 2010. Rusty Sneiderman
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Robert Champion's parents said Tuesday that Florida A&M University's band shouldn't march next year, even though they've already hired a new band director.
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It's college graduation time, but before many graduates celebrate, they've got to focus on what comes next.
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If you live in Locust Grove, you may have seen Jen Hanekamp on one of her daily runs-- but it's probably a little longer than yours.
