Most people train for the New York City Marathon above ground, in sneakers, after years of working up to marathon distance. Edison Peña trained thousands of feet underground, in boots he sawed the ankles off of. And he still finished.

Georgina Bloomberg, the daughter of New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, fell from her horse while riding in a tournament and suffered a concussion and fractured spine. She was unconscious immediately after the fall, but walked away under her own power.

Gun-totin' Texas governor Rick Perry is taking on the hippies in California with his brand of fast talkin', straight shootin' politics. He hopes to crush their dreams of a pollution-free utopian society by suing the Environmental Protection Agency.

Pope Benedict XVI is in Spain right now to chastise that country for being too secular. So he was greeted in Barcelona today by about 200 gays and lesbians who staged a "kiss in" along the Popemobile's route. [CBC; Getty]

Gene Robinson, the Episcopal church's first openly gay bishop, will retire from his post in January 2013 he said yesterday. Robinson cited "death threats, and the now-worldwide controversy" over his election as the main reasons for his early retirement.

A California farmers market vendor has been busted for selling Mexican vegetables as his own, "locally grown" produce and L.A. locavores are pissed off at these "dishonest farmers." Do you know where your certified organic produce actually comes from? [LAT]

Cigarette companies in Indonesia have a captive audience near Mount Merapi. Employees from Sampoerna, one of Indonesia's largest tobacco companies, are helping out volcano victims while also taking advantage of a great marketing opportunity: wearing logo-emblazoned gear and saving people!

Chilean miner Edison Pena—here to run the NYC Marathon—has been sightseeing, mugging for cameras, and enjoying himself in New York. But the Post says "Miner Is Whiner In Apple" after Pena said a street hot dog was "so-so."

A Philadelphia man was convicted of stalking Law & Order: Criminal Intent actress Kathryn Erbe via email, but acquitted of traveling to New York to stalk her. How long before the show rips their own headlines for a future episode?

MSNBC chief Phil Griffin suspended Keith Olbermann today for violating "NBC News policy and standards" by donating to three Democratic congressional candidates last month. But according to an NBC News source, MSNBCers have been exempt from those rules for years.

MSNBC has suspended Keith Olbermann "indefinitely without pay" in response to this morning's disclosure that Olbermann made financial donations to three Democratic politicians. What was Keith Olbermann thinking? More importantly: What is MSNBC thinking?

The actress says some very dumb things about screenwriters, who give her work. Also today: Is Robert Pattinson going to propose? LeAnn Rimes calls in sick with a case of "Husband Stealeritis." And Kate Gosselin has a productive Halloween.

NYU's Tisch School has named Ruff Ryders producer (and Alicia Keys' husband) Swizz Beatz as its "Producer in Residence" for the coming school year. That high tuition buys something at last, kids! He's no DJ Premier, but. Baby steps.

[An acrobat checks in on a bear putting his game face on backstage at the 9th China Wuhan International Acrobatics Art Festival in Hubei Province, China. Image via Getty]

Are you running the NYC Marathon this weekend? Don't tweet or update your Facebook status because a distracted runner is dangerous for everyone. What if you learn some bad news, mid-run? Also, who the hell tweets during a marathon? [NYDN]

[Hillary Clinton is not at all amused by the indecent proposal she got from a Maori warrior at a welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, today. Image via Getty]

According to the New York Times, Carl Paladino has tried twice without success to call Andrew Cuomo to concede the New York governor's race. For some reason, Cuomo hasn't taken the calls or returned Paladino's messages. Why would that be?

The company that produces Logo's abominable "gay housewives" show The A-List is branching out to other cities. Watch out, Dallas and Los Angeles, producers are on the hunt for your vapid queens.

In case you weren't paying attention, Ricky Martin's autobiography, Me, came out on Tuesday. We read the book and are here to share some of our favorite parts. Oh, Ricky, we love hearing about you shaking your bon bon!

In an Esquire article entitled "Why President Obama Will Never Be Barack Obama Again," news dramatist Tom Junod gets a case of the vapors while lamenting Tuesday's election results. Let us fan him while Harry Reid fetches smelling salts.