British astronaut Timothy Peak announced that he would take part in the London marathon during his stay aboard the International Space Station.
London Marathon 2016 will be held on April 24th. Unlike runners, Peak will be at an altitude of about 400 kilometers, according to The Guardian.
The peak is no stranger to running the best for himself, he ran a marathon in 3 hours 18 minutes 50 seconds. In space, Peak will run on the treadmill. The difficulty lies in the fact that under gravity to the shoulders and waist Peak have fasten your seat belts, which will create an additional burden on the body. So this time the peak is not looking forward to the establishment of a personal record and plans to run a marathon in 3: 30-4 hours.
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According to Pike, the idea is to run a marathon in space came to him after he learned of his appointment to the crew of the ISS. His act astronaut is going to draw attention to the work of the charity fund The Prince’s Trust, which helps disadvantaged children to find their place in life.
During the peak of the race will use the application RunSocial, which creates a sense of virtual reality. Peak will see landscapes and sights of London, which will vary depending on its speed.
In April 2007, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams participated in the Boston Marathon while in space on board the ISS. For Williams developed a simulator that allows you to run in the state of weightlessness. She overcame a marathon in 4 hours 23 minutes and became the first man to run a marathon in space. Williams is also a few years set a record for the length of continuous residence woman in space.
The crew of the ISS-46/47, which will go into orbit on December 15 entered Russian Yuri Malenchenko, American Timothy Kopra and Briton Timothy Peak .
The London Marathon, held this year, attended by racer “Formula 1″ Jenson Button, Olympic champion James Cracknell rowing, top model Christie Burns. Victory then won the Ethiopian runner Tigist Tufa (2: 23.22).
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