Eddie Izzard: 43 marathons in 51 days!

[Lorien]

(I'd be happy with ONE)!



It's the last leg of Eddie Izzard's 43 marathons in 51 days. How did the less than athletic comic pull off such a feat of endurance?

Running into London's Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, Eddie Izzard took the last of 1.6m steps, from the 43 marathons he has completed in 51 days.

He has run at least 27 miles a day, six days a week, over the past seven weeks, covering more than 1,110 miles of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

An ''exhausted'' Eddie Izzard runs through the finishing line

The aim - to raise what he calls, in classic whimsical Izzard style, "billions" for charity Sport Relief.

Just the one marathon race is enough for super-fit modern athletes, and the pinnacle of achievement for "fun runners". The suggested recovery time afterwards is two to three weeks.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8256589.stm

[Rambis]

1. 5 weeks of training

He is brilliant- It just goes to show what the human mind can make the body do. His mental strength is amazing.

[joeybee12]

2. In flats or heels? n/t

[NMDemDist2]

12. ROFL!!!!!

[CrownPrinceBandar]

3. That's crazy!...............

According to the article, he only had 5 weeks of training before he started. Good for him.

Makes me want to pick up my shoes and start running again. IF a 47 yo EI can run this much w/ little training, my potentially running 3-4 mi a day is nothing.

[wearenotmissing]

4. wow

I didn't know that Eddie could actually run!!

Well done Eddie!

Has anyone seen his series called Mogrel Nation? It was Brilliant! It was a serious history of Britain done in the whimsical Eddie style.

Got to love Eddie!

[Lorien]

8. I haven't seen that. Is it available on DVD?

I love his takes on history during his stand up routines!

[wearenotmissing]

9. Mongrel Nation

Mongrel Nation is on Youtube. Well Bits of it. I'd google is and see if it it is on some of the big DVD sites. If you like eddie, Put "Pavlov's Cat" into a search on Youtube, it is Hillarious!

Enjoy!

[wearenotmissing]

10. Pavlov's cat by Eddie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCqn8yXjjQ

This is hillarious

[Lorien]

14. Lol! That was great!

[Orsino]

5. Tank crossing, indeed!

[Forkboy]

6. He should have been planting flags along the way.

He'd own half of England now.

[charlie and algernon]

7. if you check out the map in that article, he circled the entire island

He'd own the whole damn thing!

[Orsino]

11. Cakewalk or death.

[gmoney]

13. He is, after all, an "action transvestite."

Or is that an "executive transvestite"?

But yes, this is so massive, when I saw the story, I thought it was some sort of joke...