The world was already impressed with Tim Peake when he initially went into space just before Christmas. Then he tweeted loads of stunning photos and we were even more impressed.
Tim Peake is a phenomenal guy, no doubt about it. Yesterday the man ran the London Marathon in space! At what point do we have to debate whether this guy is just showing off?
Like, running the London marathon is already one of the most physically and mentally demanding challenges that someone can put themselves through, and Tim's just doing it on a Sunday because he's probably got nothing else to do.
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According to Mashable, Peake completed the London Marathon while strapped to a treadmill in the International Space Station - floating in orbit about 200 miles above his nearly 40,000 competitors on the ground.
The European Space Agency later tweeted that the astronaut completed the 26.2-mile course in about three hours and 35 minutes.
In order to simulate the atmosphere of the race on the ground, Peake watched a digital recreation of the route on the RunSocial iPad app as he ran.
Unsurprisingly, zero-gravity running poses a unique set of challenges. Peake had to be tethered to a state-of-the-art space treadmill with bungee cords while doctors on Earth closely watched his physiological readouts throughout, The Guardian reported.
Oh and he apparently broke the record for the fastest marathon ran in space, of course he f*cking did.
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Words by Matthew Cooper
Lead Image Credit: ESA
Featured Image Credit:Topics: space
