43 Marathons in 51 Days!
BBC News is my home page, so I’ve been keeping tabs on comedian Eddie Izzard’s latest exploit: running 43 marathons in 51 days – 1,100+ miles – to raise money for the British charity Sport Relief.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbBuyAsoRs]
Izzard’s no athlete – he started with only 5 weeks prep under his belt – so the fact that he’s still standing and walking around is pretty astounding. It’s not something that I’d undertake happily… it’s an impressive feat of endurance.
He’s one of my favorite comedians (I’m a sucker for British comedy) – if you’ve never seen his act, here’s a sample:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp69rg6Hdlo]
