ESA astronaut Tim Peake is the second person to finish a full 42-km marathon in space after NASA astronaut Sunita William’s Boston marathon run on the International Space Station in 2007. Tim ran alongside and above thousands of runners in London together with other members of Team Astronaut. He opened the London Marathon via a video message and got to running while strapped into the International Space Station’s treadmill.
.@astro_timpeake starts his #londonmarathon all the way from space!https://t.co/29UKkcAoeU
— BBC Get Inspired (@bbcgetinspired) April 24, 2016
Here are Tim’s estimated lap times that are not official yet:
| Kilometer | Miles | Total Time | Split |
| 5 | 3.10686 | 00:25:50 | |
| 10 | 6.21371 | 00:50:25 | 00:24:35 |
| 15 | 9.32057 | 01:16:36 | 00:26:11 |
| 20 | 12.4274 | 01:42:00 | 00:25:24 |
| 25 | 15.5343 | 02:09:30 | 00:27:30 |
| 30 | 18.6411 | Routine loss of signal | Routine loss of signal |
| 35 | 21.748 | 02:58:30 | 00:49:00 |
| 40 | 24.8548 | 03:27:08 | 00:28:38 |
| 42.195 | 26.2 | 03:35:21 | 00:08:13 |
| Estimated start time: | 09:00:00 | ||
| Estimated stop time: | 12:35:21 | ||
Finished! Credits: ESA
Finished! ESA Biomedical Engineers Jennifer Struble and Tim Irawan were on console to monitor Tim’s progress and ensure his health during run.
Discussion: 41 comments
Congratulations, Tim!
Well done tim
WELL DONE!!! Tim
Brilliant, well done!
Congratulations Tim x
Incredible achievement, congratulations Tim and team! x
Well done, Tim. Hope you will share what you have learnt doing this. Love your photographs, Tony.
Many congratulations xxx
Awesome job, Tim, an inspiration, as ever!
Congrats Tim, hope you aren’t too sore tomorrow.
Way to go Tim a universe record for the marathon
Truly amazing, totally a superstar Tim, loved all the photos and updates
Amazing well done
Very impressive! How do you make sure that all the extra exercise doesn’t use up too much of your oxygen reserves on the Space station ?
Tim, you have made space travel something so very different.
Whether it’s the fact you have kept constant interest through regularly appearing in public whilst in space, just having this amazing facebook page (the best use I have ever seen for facebook!) or the inspiring involvement in the marathan, you really have created the most amazing buzz around the bigger universe out there!
I am 47, my daughter 5 and we’ve both learned so much through your trip. Good luck, travel safe and keep up your fabulous work. Oh and congrats on your time today!
This is amazing!!! Well done Tim, you inspire me every day, if being in space isn’t incredible in itself to then run a marathon there too. You really must have a great amount of resilience. All the best with the of your journey!
Congratulations Tim. Hope you got a well deserved rest when you crossed the finish line. X
Wow impressive time.
Yippee Tim well done . Have a good sleep . Night night x
Well Done Tim Peake. An achievement on earth but in space amazing. I am currently learning all about space and have been inspired by you. Thanks. Amelia aged 9.
I want to do a marathon now.
Well done Tim. London is such a wonderful sight on Marathon day. Special day with you joining in above the world.
A big well done Tim , your a Star in space. X
Awesome achievement for a pongo….. much adiroation, a ex crab
Fantastic personal achievement and brilliant science.
Can ESA sort out the Union Flags, and display them the right way up. We do have an up and down here!
I always thought the British flag was totally symmetrical?! What am I missing?
Fantastic effort Tim, those split times are worth noting as they are extremely good for a marathon novice.
How do you feel about entering the 2017 London marathon to make a comparison between low gravity and normal gravity?
Amazing, well done. This morning our children were talking about wanting to run the marathon. This afternoon after seeing you on the news they have decided to race each other in space. Inspiring work!
Good job!!
Top job, Tim!
Congratulations Tim, you inspired me to start running again, alas I only managed 4 miles! However, as the furthest I have ever run non-stop is 5 miles around Battersea Park about 20 years’ ago, I am pleased to start-off with just 4 miles! Next time it will increase! Hope you are feeling o.k. & are not too sore.
Brilliant achievement Tim…..thank you for bringing the space station to the ordinary people here on earth.
Love all you send out
Very well done Tim I hope you enjoyed the run my daughter ran it for the first time and got a P B I now how hard the training is , enjoy a rest today.
Contract Tim congratulations. Tim.
Well done Tim!! That’s a cracking time and all done without the aid of atmosphere and noisy crowd cheering!
You’re an inspiration!
Well done Tim another first for you,amazing, like you happy attitude and your dedication,, sure you are inspiring lots of young potential Astronauts!!
Well done Tim, you inspired me to get off my butt and go for a long(for me) walk in the wonderful Welsh countryside.
What an incredible achievement this is and one that makes us feel very lazy indeed!
Congratulations Tim, you are an inspiration to so many children and young people across the UK (oh and to adults like us!)
High fives from Kristen, Lucy and the Principia Space Diary team at Curved House Kids.
Magnificent…. you never cease to amaze. What an inspiration to the whole country and beyond!
What an inspiration you are, my daughter’s mad about space and wants to be a cosmologist – we must wave next time you’re above Dubai!
Are you now going to run the marathon on earth? Please let me know which one is easier.