PH Gives Warmest Welcome to Louie Sangalang, Filipino North Pole Marathon Finisher

Courtesy of Louie Sangalang
A new Filipino hero emerges from the freezing cold. FWD Life Philippines representative Louie Sangalang conquered the FWD North Pole Marathon, the world’s coolest marathon.

Multi-sport athlete Louie Sangalang, the first Filipino cancer survivor to conquer the FWD North Pole Marathon, was given the warmest homecoming party by Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance after successfully completing the marathon held on April 16, 2018. 

Filipino Cancer Survivor Will Run The Marathon Of His Life To Reach The Top Of The World

"NORTH POLE MARATHON". Why would a Filipino, who is tropically acclimatized, even want to run in the coldest and harshest marathon that will take him to the very top of the world? He will experience temperatures as low as -30 degrees centigrade and will be running for 42 kilometers on top of 6 to 12 feet of  frozen Arctic ocean. Why? He will be looking at nothing else but miles of blinding white terrain and unfortunately have a 50/50 chance of coming face to face with a hungry polar bear. Why?