The native of Bukidnon was amply rewarded with the gold medal yesterday and was crowned the new SEA Games marathon queen. It was a stunning upset from someone who made the national pool only last Jul and didn’t have the luxury of training abroad. “I only made the training pool last July,” said the 26-year-old Public Administration graduate at the Bukidnon State University. It was a big turnaround from Hallasgo’s performance in the National Finals of the Milo Marathon a year ago when she finished third, 10 minutes behind eventual winner Tabal. Hallasgo had former SEAG gold winner and Olympian Eduardo Buenavista to thank for.

Source: Philippine Star December 06, 2019 16:20 UTC