An American astronaut will run this year's Boston Marathon on board the International Space Station.
Sunita Williams, 41, a US Navy commander, will be tied to a treadmill to combat the effect of weightlessness.
She qualified for a place by finishing last year's Houston Marathon in three hours 29 minutes and 57 seconds.
But she blasted off on board the Discovery space shuttle in December, prompting her decision to try to run the race in space on 16 April.
"I consider it a huge honour to qualify, and I didn't want my qualification to expire without giving it a shot," Ms Williams told the race organisers, the Boston Athletics Association (BAA).
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