Truelly an insperational man!
Watch him running the NCY marathon here!
A Chilean miner crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday. He is a man filled with passion, determination and grit, attributes that carried him through his ordeal when trapped underground in the Chilean mine for 69 days.
Edison Pena crossed the Central Park finish line at 3:24 p.m., with a time of 5 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds.
He believes that running makes you free. Here is what he had to say about it:
"First, I want to run this marathon, but secondly, I'd like to motivate those people who aren't running the marathon to do so in the future," he said before starting Sunday morning. "I also want to especially motivate young children and youth to run because running makes you free."
Apparently, Pena, trained while trapped with the other Chilean miners 2,300 feet under ground. He would jog down there in the stifling heat and humidity. He said that when he ran he proved just how much he wanted to live. He thinks of it as his salvation.
The crowds of spectators didn’t care if he won the race among the swarm of 45,000 other marathon runners. No, they felt him a winner from the start. The ordeal he suffered trapped with the other miners for 69 days in Chilli was a tremendous victory that pales the marathon in comparison.
His will to finish is amazing to say the least. Only an hour into the race he lost his smile and replaced it with a more serious maybe even a painful expression. It was clear something was troubling him, yet he pressed on in true unstoppable fashion.
However, at the 14th mile he had to leave the course and get help in the medical tent. Did that keep him down? NO WAY!
He left the medical tent with bags of ice tied on both knees. His left knee was previously injured in the mine cave in, so now he had his other knee in jeopardy.
Yes, with a total time of 5hours and 40 minutes 51 seconds this determined man crossed the finish line.
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