... was also one of the 1st women to reach the finish line! :-)

If you look closely at the following pictures, Noelle can be seen running back again with her Coast Guard teamates, and AGAIN running
back with the rest of the VIP participants such as Vice President Noli de Castro, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, DZMM Station Manager
Angelo Palmores, and the rest of the Mt. Everest team who were among the first Filipinos to conquer that ultimate peak!