Singaporean couple brave -15 deg C weather to complete Polar Circle half-marathon in Greenland

SINGAPORE - In 2019, Wong Su-Yen and Fermin Diez started training for an expedition to the Mount Everest base camp by climbing stairs carrying 10 per cent of their body weight. But the couple's plans were foiled when the pandemic hit so they switched to regular runs thrice a week.

After starting with 2km to 2.5km jogs, Wong now runs more than 20km in a week while Diez, a 61-year-old civil servant, clocks over 40km. But their longing for adventure had not dissipated so when the opportunity arose, they signed up and completed the Polar Circle half-marathon in Greenland on Oct 31.