Posts with tag "chilean miners"

Chilean Miner Edison Pena Completes NYC Marathon

Posted Nov 8th 2010 at 07:47 AM by PopEater Staff

Edison Pena, one of the 33 Chilean miners recently rescued after 69 days trapped in a 2,300-foot underground cave-in, completed the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a time of 5:40:51. Pena was invited to watch the NYC Marathon, but the amateur runner didn't want to stand on the sidelines, preferring to join the other 43,000 runners. Pena overcame severe knee pain to finish the race; he ...

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Justin Bieber and Kim K. Rejoice for Saved Miners

Posted Oct 13th 2010 at 03:13 PM by PopEater Staff

Wednesday's feel good story of the Chilean miners getting rescued after 68 days below has a chorus of celebrities jumping up and down on Twitter. Check out a laundry list of celebrity tweets in response to the happy news, including names like P. Diddy, Missy Elliot, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Ricky Martin. Kim Kardashian: "Wow seriously in tears watching the chilean miners getting ...