International Space Station astronaut Sunita Williams has finished running the length of the Boston Marathon, from a couple hundred miles above the ground.
Her time was just shy of 4.5 hours meaning she traveled a total distance of about 125,000km (I've got to check the current ISS altitude and orbital velocity but that's pretty close).
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Astronaut finishes Boston Marathon - in space!
125,000km covered during the run
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"We want to take a moment to congratulate you on your marathon," one of the ground controllers called up later this afternoon.
"Thanks. It was fun!" Williams said back.
"Thanks. It was fun!" Williams said back.
Sheesh, I'm sure she could have found a better use of her time and energy whilst on what is no doubt a rather expensive trip. Granted it is reported as being "an extended version of the kind of exercise regimen that the outpost residents follow every day." but still, time wasted I reckon.
Is the Boston Marathon a different length to other marathons??? If not, then why the Boston one and not - say, The East Chortley Marathon and Sponsored Fun Run...
Cuz she did it on the same day as the Boston one.
Incidentally, the winner on earth was 28 year old Kenyan, Robert K Cheruiyot, who is quoted as saying, "Ah lak to run".
Incidentally, the winner on earth was 28 year old Kenyan, Robert K Cheruiyot, who is quoted as saying, "Ah lak to run".
They are calling it the Boston Matathon because you have to qualify in order to run in it. She ran below the designated qualifiying time last year.
QUOTE (Keydeck @ Apr 17 2007, 1:17 pm) 
Sheesh, I'm sure she could have found a better use of her time and energy whilst on what is no doubt a rather expensive trip. Granted it is reported as being "an extended version of the kind of exercise regimen that the outpost residents follow every day." but still, time wasted I reckon.
Nah, they exercise a mandatory 2-3 hours a day anyway plus some exercise in their spare time. She's been running 4+ hours a day for months. The planners who schedule their days (down to 5 minute increments) didn't let her off the hook for her official work tasks.
So lets say she realises that she's not going to get a good finishing time unless she ejects some waste material? Like that english runner.
Do the guys on the next shift clean the treadmill or is there a standard procedure to be followed?
Do the guys on the next shift clean the treadmill or is there a standard procedure to be followed?
QUOTE (Keydeck @ Apr 17 2007, 1:20 pm)
Incidentally, the winner on earth was 28 year old Kenyan, Robert K Cheruiyot, who is quoted as saying, "Ah lak to run".
The thread wouldn't be complete without a gratuitous Tommy Tiernan African runner plug: "Where are you going?"
so running up there in weightlessness aint all that tiring, oder?
Actually she had bungies attached to give her the effect of Earth gravity.
QUOTE (arshoo @ Apr 17 2007, 1:48 pm)
so running up there in weightlessness aint all that tiring, oder?
What MadAxeMurderer said. It's also a lot tougher on a treadmill than on asphalt, especially a space treadmill which is designed to isolate vibration (it's like running on sponges). Her space time was much slower than the time she qualified for the Boston Marathon with.
so you put a bloody treadmill up in space but argue on the fact there is no space for a cooler and beer because of blah blah...man whats happening to the world
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