British astronaut Tim Peaks ran London Marathon from space

British astronaut Tim Peaks ran London Marathon from space London (UPI) Apr 24, 2016 - In an out-of-this-world feat, British astronaut Tim Peake competed in his own version of the London Marathon on Sunday. Peake completed 26.2 miles strapped into a harness attached to a treadmill aboard the International Space Station in 3:35:21. In 1999, he completed the distance on the ground in 3:18:50. The 44-year-old astronaut's conditions were much different than the approxi ... more

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