Thursday, May 31, 2018

Single mom from Tagum City wins 42K marathon in South Korea

A 33-year-old single mother from Tagum City, Davao del Norte won the recent women's 42-kilometer event of the Jeju International Tourism Marathon Festival in South Korea.
Judelyn Miranda, a mother of a 10-year-old son beat other runners around the globe to win the prestigios international marathon race.
Miranda, who works as a security guard at Tagum City Hall won 300,000 Korean won and P25,000 from 7-Eleven as champion's purse in South Korea.
The veteran runner clocked three hours, 16 minutes and three seconds, while the runner-up came from Cavite and the third place went to an
entry from South Korea.
Miranda got the slot to carry the name of the Philippines in the marathon race after she won the the 1st 7-Eleven Run 2018 Davao.
She said her son inspired her to run fast and win the race.
Miranda said she will share her prize money to her family and friends.
Prior to her international marathon win, Miranda regularly competes in every fun run events being held in Davao City and nearby areas.

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