Chilean Miner Runs Marathon
November 10, 2010 • By Daisy Patino

After being buried alive for 69 days in a Chilean mine, you would think someone would want to just relax on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean. Well, not if you are Edison Peña. One of the 33 miners who was freed from a mine in Santiago, Chile last month, completed the 26-mile New York City marathon on Sunday.


Running is not something new to Peña. While he was trapped 2,300 feet underground, Peña used to run an average of 7 miles a day which earned him the nickname of "the runner" among his colleagues.


Peña's goal was to finish the marathon in less than 6 hours and he did just that. He hobbled to the finish line in five hours, 40 minutes, and 51 seconds. He waved the Chilean flag while speakers played his favorite Elvis tunes.


"In this marathon I struggled," he said in an interview with Fox news. "I struggled with myself, I struggled with my own pain, but I made it to the finish line. I want to motivate other people to also find the courage and strength to transcend their own pain."


Edison Peña is not looking to slow down. He is currently training to run another marathon and headed to Las Vegas to watch Viva Elvis, the Cirque de Soliel show.


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