[VIDEO] British Astronaut Completes London Marathon In Space, Sets World Record

A British astronaut became the first man to complete the London Marathon in space.

After months of preparations and while trapped to a treadmill aboard the International Space Station, Tim Peake ran the marathon in three hours, 35 minutes and 21 seconds.

The ISS reportedly traveled around the planet more than twice in the time that it took for Peake to complete the race.

In a report by The Guardian, Peake kept himself occupied by watching TV coverage of the marathon and using an interactive app called RunSocial, allowing him to participate in a digital version of the event.

Peake is the first man, but the second person, to complete a marathon in orbit. In 2007, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams completed the Boston Marathon while aboard the space station.

However, Peake remains the fastest marathon finisher in space, according to Guinness World Records, beating Williams who finished her race in just under four and a half hours.

British astronaut @astro_timpeake runs the London Marathon — from space https://t.co/r8qoctzIdAhttps://t.co/VCzbud5ejO

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 25, 2016

42 km, while @Space_Station flew almost 100000 km. Congratulations to everyone in #LondonMarathon & #teamastronaut…gonna sleep well tonight!

— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 24, 2016

Coming up to mile 23 GoTim!! @astro_timpeake digital #LondonMarathon pic.twitter.com/Co168iqI1o

— RunSocial (@runsocial) April 24, 2016