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U.S. Navy Commander to run “Boston Marathon” in Space

Posted April 4th, 2007 at 6:51 PM by Sarah Mandell

Section: News & Results, Marathons

U.S. Navy commander Suni Williams will be running the Boston Marathon this year, but she’ll be running the marathon from a location 210 miles (338 km) above Earth’s surface in the International Space Station.

Williams will run the 26.2 miles on a treadmill; one that she will be teathered to with a bungee cord. Unfortunately, Williams will not be able to run the marathon at the same time as the rest of the runners, 10 am EST, due to her sleep schedule in outer space.
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