MANILA, Philippines---The subzero weather condition was as brutal as they come, but there wasn't at any point in the grueling marathon where Joyette Jopson thought of calling it a day. Not until she crossed the finish line and made history by finishing first in the FWD 78-degree North Marathon held in the Norwegian archipelago of Longyearbyen in Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, just a 1050 kilometers away from the North Pole. There was no triumph without struggle and Jopson hurdled every adversity along the way. READ: Josie Gabuco wins boxing gold; Joyette Jopson rules tough marathon "I think the first loop I struggled. I had so many layers on and I was so heavy. But it was ...
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