Freed Chilean Miner Will Run NYC Marathon
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Nov. 1, 2010
New York Road Runners expect to make an official announcement soon.
Edison Pena, the 34-year-old Chilean miner nicknamed “The Runner” after he famously ran 3 to 6 miles a day while trapped for 69 days in the San Jose mine, will reportedly run Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon, according to reports.
“All I can say is that we are planning on having a fun news announcement to make and finalizing plans this morning” New York Road Runners spokesman Richard Finn wrote in an e-mail to Universal Sports.
Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of the New York Road Runners, extended an invitation to Pena shortly after the miners had been set free.
“The marathon is all about heart, determination, courage, hope and overcoming challenge,” Wittenberg said last month. “What a perfect platform New York is to celebrate Mr. Peña, and his colleagues, who displayed all the above in a ‘marathon’ way beyond any the rest of us could imagine.”
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FILED UNDER: News / NYC Marathon News TAGS: 2010 ING New York City Marathon / Chilean miner / Edison Pena / Mary Wittenberg / New York Road Runners / Richard Finn / San Jose mine
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.