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Astronaut and Massachusetts Native Suni Williams to Run 2026 Boston Marathon, Receive Patriots' Award
Suni Williams, who spent 608 days in space and set a record for spacewalking, will run the 2026 Boston Marathon as the Patriots' Award honoree.
- Suni Williams, a NASA astronaut and Massachusetts native, will run the 2026 Boston Marathon and receive the Patriots' Award from the Boston Athletic Association.
- Williams previously ran the Boston Marathon in 2007 while aboard the International Space Station, completing it in 4 hours, 23 minutes, and 46 seconds.
- After 27 years of service, Williams retired from NASA in January 2026 and told WBZ-TV she felt 'great, running a little slow but still feel perfect' six months after returning to Earth.
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Astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams, from Needham, Massachusetts, became famous in 2007 for running the Boston Marathon from space aboard the International Space Station: she completed the 42.2 km on a treadmill, in microgravity. And this 2026 will be honored in the 130th Boston Marathon receiving the Patriots’ Award. During her stay at the ISS, Williams combined scientific work with a constant physical routine.
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Suni Williams ran a Boston Marathon in space in 2007. Now she'll run it as an honoree
Nearly 20 years ago, astronaut Suni Williams ran the Boston Marathon in space. Now that she's retired from NASA, the Mass. native will run it on the ground.
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