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Jamaica Plain Marathon Runner Profile: Michèle Audet

This is the longtime JP resident's fourth Boston Marathon.

Name: Michèle Audet

Age: 56

Charities Her Run Supports: childhelp.org, which works for the prevention and treatment of child abuse; and ronburtontrainingvillage.org, which is a youth development camp run by former Boston Patriots running back Ron Burton.

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Her Goal: This is Audet's fourth Boston Marathon and her fifth marathon overall. She says her goal is to "finish without injury." The charity aspect of the run is very important to Audet, who lives near and . "Anything that helps the kids is something I want to do," says the social worker, who is employed by John Hancock Insurance Co. Audet has in recent years made major lifestyle changes and has dropped 100 pounds. She's kept the weight off for two years.

 

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