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Dulcinea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:12 PM
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Chilean (Miner) Edison Pena in NY for marathon
NEW YORK -- Chilean miner Edison Pena has arrived in the United States to try to run the New York City Marathon, greeted at the airport by world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie.

New York Road Runners President Mary Wittenberg said after meeting Pena at the airport that he was cheered when he got off the plane by many other Chileans who were running Sunday's marathon and happened to also fly in Thursday.

Wittenberg says Pena immediately recognized Gebrselassie and was thrilled to meet him.

Pena was scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon. Marathon officials invited Pena to attend after hearing about how he jogged in the mines while trapped underground. They were surprised to learn Monday that the triathlete wanted to run the race.


http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/olympics/news/story?id=5764035

Hope he does well!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:27 PM
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1. I want to rec this!!!
Yup, I want him to do well also.
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