Astronaut to Run Marathon in Space

Astronaut to Run Marathon in Space

At first, it just sounds silly.  Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams plans to run the  26.2 mile Boston Marathon April 16, 2007 on a treadmill while aboard the International Space Station.  Yes, at first it just sounds silly.  Then you realize it is the ISS, after all, so it is not as if she has anything better to do.

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