TOKYO (AP) — Chilean miner Edison Pena plans to run the Tokyo Marathon, his second such race since he was among the 33 men rescued in October.
The 35-year-old Pena jogged through tunnels while trapped underground. Word of his dedication inspired New York City Marathon organizers to invite him to watch the race. Instead, he asked to run it. Pena ran and walked on bad knees to finish in 5 hours, 40 minutes on Nov. 7.
In New York for the marathon were executives from Remo System, a Japanese maker of shoe inserts and other training products. They worked with Fuji TV to get him into Sunday’s race in Tokyo.
Pena has been training more than 6 miles a day. Remo plans to donate 2,000 pairs of shoes to needy Chileans in Pena’s honor.
