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One of the rescued Chilean miners is due to run in Sunday's NYC Marathon as a guest of NYRR. He ran between 3 and 6 miles every day that he was stranded down in the dark tunnels of the mine.

The marathon, Wittenberg said in a statement, “is all about inspiration and perseverance, and those values were never more evident than during the survival and rescue of Edison and his brothers in that mine.” She added, “He also demonstrated how running can play an important role in our physical and emotional well-being under any circumstances.”

5 more days to go!!