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Pinay triathlete clinches top placing in marathon near North Pole

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/04/25/20190425-joyette-jopson.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Filipina triathlete Joyette Jopson crosses the finishing line of the 78° North Marathon. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>Joyette Jopson became the first Filipina to successfully run a marathon in freezing conditions after she recently conquered the grueling 42-kilometer 78° North Marathon held near the North Pole recently.Jopson, the 2014 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Filipino Elite champion, completed the feat in Longyearbyen, Svalbard — a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. She finished the race in 4 hours, 10 minutes, and 59 seconds—good for third overall and first in the women’s group.The lone Philippine representative in the marathon, Jopson joined other FWD runners from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand in the marathon sponsored by the global FWD group. Her participation, in turn, was sponsored by FWD Philippines.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/multimedia/photo/04/22/19/philippines-obeina-wins-gold-in-pole-vault">READ: Philippines&#x27; Obiena wins gold in pole vault</a></li></ul>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Joyette Jopson became the first Filipina to successfully run a marathon in freezing conditions after recently conquered the grueling 42-kilometer 78° North Marathon held near the North Pole recently.

Joyette Jopson became the first Filipina to successfully run a marathon in freezing conditions after recently conquered the grueling 42-kilometer 78° North Marathon held near the North Pole recently.