Astronaut runs marathon in space

British astronaut Tim Peake became the first man to complete a marathon in space yesterday, running the classic 42km distance while strapped to a treadmill aboard the International Space Station.As part of the London Marathon, Britain's biggest mass participation race, the 44-year-old spaceman saw London's roads under his feet in real time on an iPad as, 400km below him, more than 37000 runners simultaneously pounded the streets.