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Hoover resident Nancy Kamm is putting her best foot forward in her 80s, maintaining an active lifestyle. ×

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Hoover resident Nancy Kamm maintains her fitness with daily walks of 5 to 10 miles on the trails at Galleria Woods Senior Living. That commitment prepared her for her 80th birthday goal of walking the 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall in England. Prev

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When her 80th birthday rolled around, Nancy Kamm of Hoover decided the milestone called for something big — a decision that shocked nearly everyone but her immediate family. So she started training to hike England’s 84-mile ancient fort, Hadrian’s Wall.

Soldiers of the Roman Empire spent a decade building the fortress for protection. Now mostly in ruins, the wall — which is 80 Roman miles long — is popular with archaeolo

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