MBN marathon entertainment show ‘Run to Survive’ features Jae Heo, Junhyeok Yang, and Junseok Choi engaging in a fierce ‘3-way battle for last place’ starting from their ‘first marathon test’.

The first broadcast of MBN’s 30th anniversary special project ‘Run to Survive’, which will be aired for the first time at 8:20 PM on the 19th(today), is a sports reality entertainment program that contains the process of 16 stars with different stories overcoming their limits while challenging a marathon.Sean, famous as the ‘marathon donation angel’, and ‘soccer legend’ Lee Young-pyo will serve as the operating director and vice director, and ‘veteran sports caster’ Bae Sung-jae and all-rounder entertainer Yang Se-hyung will join the marathon commentary team.

Meanwhile, the 16 ‘beginner runners’ who are challenging ‘Run to Live’ will have their first meeting on this day and then head straight to the ‘5km marathon’ held in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk.Before the race, Bae Seong-jae makes a surprise announcement to everyone, “Anyone who can’t finish this race will be eliminated right away.You can go home,” and adds, “There’s a special treat for those who finish 5km in 35 minutes,” making the ‘beginner runners’ nervous.

After a while, the ‘beginner runners’ and 85 regular runners enter the ‘5km marathon’.At this time, singer Sleepy, who was considered the ‘weakest’, starts a solo sprint, while ‘legendary sports stars’ Heo Jae, Yang Jun-hyeok, and Choi Jun-seok quickly form the lower ranks, bringing bitter laughter.’Hwangap’ Heo Jae gasps, saying, “I feel like I’m going to suffocate,” and ‘56-year-old late bloomer’ Yang Jun-hyeok confesses, “It’s so hard to drag my 125kg body and run,” but suddenly overtakes him, saying, “I can’t lose to Heo Jae hyung.”

Choi Jun-seok, who was running in last place at 134kg, said, “It’s less than a 5-minute drive, I can’t run,” but he kept up with Heo Jae at a steady pace.Heo Jae then shouted, “You’re younger than me, so you can’t run slow! Hurry up and come forward!” However, he showed a weak side, saying, “Coach! I’ve had two knee surgeries,” and Heo Jae appealed, “Your injuries are visible, but I had internal surgeries,” and a fierce ‘surgery battle’ ensued.There is much interest in whether Heo Jae, Yang Jun-hyeok, and Choi Jun-seok, who brought laughter with their ‘three-way battle in the lower ranks,’ will be able to safely complete today’s marathon.

The first episode of MBN’s 30th anniversary special project ‘Run to Survive’, which will spark a marathon craze across the country with the intense race of ‘beginner runners’, will air on the 19th(today)at 8:20 PM.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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