The final frontier: British astronaut ‘runs London Marathon’ in space

British astronaut Tim Peake ran a marathon in space in record time on Sunday, strapped into a treadmill on the International Space Station as thousands ran the London Marathon below.

Peake opened the race by counting down in a video message as runners waited at the start line in the British capital.

He then joined them 400 kilometres above earth on a simultaneous feat on board the space station, wearing weights on his body to counter the zero gravity conditions.

“Hello #London! Fancy a run?” Peake wrote on Twitter before the race, accompanied by a photograph of London from above.