Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'internationalspacestation'
April 16, 2007
The wet weather didn't deter marathon runners earlier today as they started their journey in Hopkinton. Suni Williams, as promised, hopped on the treadmill in the International Space Station and began her run to complete the 26.2 miles while circling the Earth. At about 9.5 miles she had already circled the globe once. Her pace was approximately 6 miles per-hour as she ran - but it's all relative. The space station was orbiting the......
Continue Reading "Marathon Where it Wasn't Raining: Space"March 29, 2007
..Running the Marathon on the International Space Station. Apparently you don't have to be in Boston on Patriots Day to run in the Marathon. For the last three years the Marathon has been run in Iraq with support from the Boston Athletic Association (or the BAA - the organization that runs the marathon). This year they'll be sending trophies and a finish line tape to Kosovo for a similar endeavor. The furthest competitor this year*......
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