Gorilla runner has lofty purpose

Many St. Albert commuters have been rubbing their eyes in disbelief lately. All of the attention has been directed to Raemonde Bezenar, a local woman who has been training for a marathon – in a full-body gorilla suit.

Surprisingly, no gawkers have called the zoo or the city pound regarding a large lost animal. Everyone has been very pleasant to her, she admitted.

The attention-grabbing exercise has all been in pursuit of a loftier goal, that of protecting an endangered species in Africa. She’s always toyed with the idea of running a marathon; she only needed a purpose.

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