British Astronaut to Run in London Marathon From Space

Millions of people have successfully run a marathon, but how many can say they've run one in space?

The London Marathon is set to take place on April 24, 2016 with over 37,000 participants, but British astronaut Tim Peake won't be there. He'll bit in Earth's orbit onboard the International Space Station. Rather than run the marathon in 2017, when he's back on Earth, Peake decided to run it from space to raise awareness for the Prince's Trust charity.

"As soon as I got assigned to my mission to the International Space Station, I thought wouldn't it be great to run," said Peake in a statement and video released by the Prince's Trust.  "The London Marathon is a worldwide event, let's take it out of this world."

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