Edison Peña - the Chilean miner who less than a month ago was trapped underground in dark isolation, who motivated himself by running the mine's tunnels - successfully finished the NYC marathon yesterday.
Congratulations to Peña and to all the runners for proving that the human spirit, when motivated, can do amazing things!
~ Wishing you an inspiring and amazing week ahead! ~
(All images via The Telegraph.)
oh wow!! i had no idea one of the chilean miners ran it, that is soo inspiring!!!
ReplyDeletesaw it on the news here, way to go!
ReplyDeleteWow that the chilean miners ran it, that's amazing!
ReplyDeletehe is one brilliant man, an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAwesome stuff that is very inspiring. I would love to run a marathon one day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and post!!!
ReplyDeleteKisses.
What!! That just gave me goosebumps, how amazing!!
ReplyDeleteOwww, I didn't know that, this post brought a big smile to my face :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great Monday Jude!
OMG that is so amazing! Thank you for this great post! Totally perfect for Monday morning
ReplyDeleteKisses, my dear
Oh my goodness! I read about this on the NY Times. This is so very inspirational! Hoorah for Edison Pena!!!!
ReplyDeleteInspiring. What an amazing turn of events for this man, warms the soul.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. I'm so glad you posted about this -- I wasn't keeping up with the race yesterday and waking to read this just totally inspired me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I heard on the radio he was running it! That is amazing - anyone who can run it is amazing! Hope you have a great week too, Jude!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing story!
ReplyDeleteand amazing post!
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Nikki
If I only could be there! I´ve never been to NYC,but I dream about it a lot. And this post, story...amazing!
ReplyDeletexoxo from Hannie
oh wow thats amazing xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteIsn't this so inspiring? Lovely way to start the Monday! XX
ReplyDeleteSaw it on tv...so inspiring indeed!
ReplyDeleteWe need more news like this~
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THANK YOU for the inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't read up on the marathon so to read mention about the chilean miner is just plain awesome. Go the distance indded!
ReplyDeleteThis just boggles my mind! What an incredible story!
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing amazing post! only few days back i was going through a story about marathon runners and i found it so completely inspirational...
ReplyDeletei had no idea that the chilean miner too participated!! that is just amazing and makes me you really wonder if there are any boundaries to achievement at all.
I am such a slow runner, but I want to participate in the marathon in the next two years atleast.
ps. this day is so completely grey, i am so lost without my bit of sun. but this post makes me so so happy.
I didn't know the story about Edison Peña - awwww that is so, so awesome. Congrats to him & everyone! Great post :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a heart warming story!
ReplyDeleteWasn't that an amazing story? I loved it too :)
ReplyDeleteHope your week is off to a great start! xoxo
isn't it just beautiful! can you imagine running in the heat and suffocation of the mines?
ReplyDeletesome people are 'extra' but the trouble is we don't know until we are in dire straits whether we are one of the special ones; this is something that often plays on my mind. am i a man or a mouse, could i go the 'extra mile'?...
ReplyDeleteWOw! I did not hear about this story! How GREAT!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your tips Jude, so cool!
Have a nice evening!
Had not heard of that story, and what a story! Oh my.
ReplyDeleteHappy h a p p y hugs for the new week, sweet Jude xxxx
i could never in a million years run that marathon, many props to those folks
ReplyDeleteI always love the marathon, it's inspiring isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteThat was amazing! I agree- very feel good!
ReplyDeleteThat is really quite a race, and I had not heard about the miner. What an inspiring story. Makes one realize that some of the simplest things we feel we cannot do, are more than likely quite within our reach if we want them badly enough. Thank your for sharing this, and I hope you've had a great day!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Such a great and inspiring story. Bless him
ReplyDeleteWe had the Auckland marathon last weekend and we watched the participants on TV. Good to know a Chilean miner took part in the NYC marathon.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and amazing story!
ReplyDeleteJude thank you!
Ok, first how did he train so fast? Second, did he even train at all? Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's such an accomplishment.
Great images.
And congrats to those individuals that ran it. :)
That is totally crazy. What an inspiring man! I can't imagine having gone through something so traumatizing and then training for a marathon!
ReplyDeleteSo proud of Edison Peña! What an amazing man!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your wonderful comments - he really *was* amazing to do this!
ReplyDelete@Lisa - so true, stories like this make you think of how much you really could accomplish if you wanted!
Im a runner...and Id LOVE to run ths one day!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all who participated!!!
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I also loved Edison Peña's story - so inspiring!
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ReplyDeleteWOW! So inspiring! What a miracle.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing story - it puts a lot of things in perspective really..
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