That article has some caveats - like she gets up at 2:15... but doesn't actually leave the house until 4:00. She gets up so early because 'she likes to take her time'.

So while she does have an arduous commute, she just chooses to get up even earlier which makes it sound more extreme than it is.

Thanks for this. I seemed to recall reading the exact same thing a few months ago, but the persons commute was from Stockton... and here it is. Modularized journalism!