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  Elite Triathlete Joyette Jopson is First Filipina to run a marathon in the Arctic, finishing 1st in women’s category Filipinos can celebrate another global victory as the country welcomes home elite Filipina triathlete and FWD Financial Wealth Officer Joyette Jopson , who overcame all odds and conquered the grueling 42-kilometer FWD ‘78° North’ Marathon held near the North Pole on April 16. Jopson becomes the first Filipina to run a marathon in the Arctic, enduring the freezing temperatures of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, just 1,050 kilometers away from the North Pole. Jopson—triathlete, 2014 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Filipino Elite Champion, and FWD Financial Wealth Officer—completed the race with an impressive time of 4 hours, 10 minutes, and 59 seconds—claiming a first-place finish in the women’s category and third overall. Joyette sharing her experience of triumph to the media during her homecoming  Jopson’s participation was spon...

FWD Life Philippines, one of the fastest-growing insurers in the country, is pleased to announce FWD’s sponsorship of the “FWD North Pole Marathon” – which will be held on 9th April 2019 – for the third time. As a title sponsor for the ‘World’s Coolest Marathon’ , FWD will also support this year’s representative to embrace the challenge at the extreme 89° latitude North. Joyette Jopson: Fearless Filipina amongst Team Asia At a media event held on March 5 launching FWD Philippines’ “Fearless in the Arctic” campaign, FWD introduced its representative runner, Joyette Jopson—triathlete, 2014 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Filipino Elite Champion, and FWD Financial Wealth Officer. Jopson will be flying to the northernmost point on Earth to represent the Philippines in the forthcoming FWD North Pole Marathon. “FWD is extremely proud to continue our support for this challenging and one-of-a-kind event, as it resonates our core values of empowering people to pursue their passions and explore a lif...