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Robert Pearlman
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British astronaut Tim Peake sets off-world record running marathon in space

A British astronaut has set a new world record, off the world, for the fastest marathon in orbit.

Tim Peake of the European Space Agency completed the 2016 London Marathon on Sunday (April 24), running the 26.2 miles (42.2 km) while circling the Earth about two and half times at an altitude of 250 miles (400 km) high.

Peake, who traded the traditional course around the River Thames for a treadmill on the International Space Station, crossed the finish line after three hours, 35 minutes and 21 seconds.

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Wonderful effort Tim. Hope you receive your medal when you get back. Hope my maths is correct but I make it you covered the marathon distance in between 5 and 6 seconds!

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I'm delighted to see that my best two marathon times beat Tim's time! Admittedly mine were in 1984 and 1989, but I had gravity to contend with, and hills.

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As I recall there was one competitor (a girl) who ran the course in a spacesuit specifically to keep Tim company. Wonder how she got on?

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Libby Jackson, the UK Space Agency's outreach manager for the Principia mission, and Jon Scott wore costume Sokol suits in the London Marathon as part of Team Astronaut. Jackson tweeted:
I did it! Thank you to every single one of you who cheered me round and supported @PrincesTrust! #TeamAstronaut

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