PalmGenScience Participates in Boston Hero Seo Yoon-bok Marathon
Apr 21, 2025
FarmGenScience (CEO Park Hee-deok, Kim Hye-yeon) announced on the 21st that 21 employees participated in the 1st Mapo Seo Yoon-bok Marathon' held at Sangam World Cup Park Peace Plaza on the 19th to shine.
Under the title of '1947 Celebrating the World's Best Boston Marathon', the contest was organized in 1947 to honor Seo Yoon-bok, the winner of the 51st edition of the marathon in Boston.
Twenty-one employees of FarmGen Science participated in the half course (1 person), the 10km course (14 people), and the 5km course (6 people), respectively, and completed all without a single loser.
Runners roamed the state at 9 a.m. with cheerful starter pistols. They departed from the intersection of the World Cup Stadium and arrived at the World Cup Park Peace Square through the intersection of the Guryong intersection and the entrance to Nanjichon Park (based on the 10km course).
Participants consisted of six executives and employees of the marathon club among the 13 PalmGen Science clubs.
To fulfill its social responsibilities as a leisure-friendly and family-friendly company, FarmGenScience is engaged in various activities such as ▲ implementation of flexible work system ▲ Sandwich Day vacation ▲ active annual use ▲ regular commuting campaign ▲ support for in-house club activities ▲ summer, operation of paid winter vacation system ▲ support for surveys and use of recreational facilities ▲ support for in-house education and training and cultural activities.
As a result of these efforts, it was selected as a family-friendly company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2023 and a leisure-friendly company by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2024.
Seo Soo-jung, an employee who participated in the competition, said "It was a more meaningful time to challenge and complete with my colleagues, and to remember the spirit of Seo Yoon-bok and to make healthy memories.", he expressed his feelings.
During the 51st Boston Marathon, Seo Yoon-bok set a world record of 2:25:39, standing tall as the world's best marathoner. Since Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule, he has been recorded as the first Korean sportsman to win an international competition by wearing the Korean national flag.
After his retirement, Seo Yoon-bok worked hard to cultivate the junior by serving as the track coach of Sungmun Middle School and the men's track and field coach of the Olympic and Asian Games. He died on June 27, 2017, at the age of 94.
Under the title of '1947 Celebrating the World's Best Boston Marathon', the contest was organized in 1947 to honor Seo Yoon-bok, the winner of the 51st edition of the marathon in Boston.
Twenty-one employees of FarmGen Science participated in the half course (1 person), the 10km course (14 people), and the 5km course (6 people), respectively, and completed all without a single loser.
Runners roamed the state at 9 a.m. with cheerful starter pistols. They departed from the intersection of the World Cup Stadium and arrived at the World Cup Park Peace Square through the intersection of the Guryong intersection and the entrance to Nanjichon Park (based on the 10km course).
Participants consisted of six executives and employees of the marathon club among the 13 PalmGen Science clubs.
To fulfill its social responsibilities as a leisure-friendly and family-friendly company, FarmGenScience is engaged in various activities such as ▲ implementation of flexible work system ▲ Sandwich Day vacation ▲ active annual use ▲ regular commuting campaign ▲ support for in-house club activities ▲ summer, operation of paid winter vacation system ▲ support for surveys and use of recreational facilities ▲ support for in-house education and training and cultural activities.
As a result of these efforts, it was selected as a family-friendly company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2023 and a leisure-friendly company by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2024.
Seo Soo-jung, an employee who participated in the competition, said "It was a more meaningful time to challenge and complete with my colleagues, and to remember the spirit of Seo Yoon-bok and to make healthy memories.", he expressed his feelings.
During the 51st Boston Marathon, Seo Yoon-bok set a world record of 2:25:39, standing tall as the world's best marathoner. Since Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule, he has been recorded as the first Korean sportsman to win an international competition by wearing the Korean national flag.
After his retirement, Seo Yoon-bok worked hard to cultivate the junior by serving as the track coach of Sungmun Middle School and the men's track and field coach of the Olympic and Asian Games. He died on June 27, 2017, at the age of 94.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
