Marathon taken to new heights by UK astronaut

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

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

He then joined them 400 kilometers above Earth on a simultaneous feat aboard the space station, wearing weights to counter the zero gravity conditions.