Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Woman first to run the Boston Marathon in orbit (on a treadmill)

U.S. woman first to run Boston marathon in orbit (Reuters)

The International Space Station orbits the Earth in this view from NASA TV December 13, 2006. An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles on a treadmill in the orbiting International Space Station. (NASA TV/Reuters)Reuters - An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles on a treadmill in the orbiting International Space Station.

***Cute, odd, but not accurate.  And why the addition of Boston?  Ah, ok.  She's American. 


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