The 58-year-old ran a marathon on a treadmill every day in January. How many consecutive marathons did Eddie Izzard run Eddie Izzard has raised over a quarter of a million pounds for charity after completing 32 marathons and performing 31 comedy gigs in just 31 days. The Hollywood star joined Eddie virtually as she. Comedian Eddie Izzard has finished his challenge in South Africa. In this inspiring two-part inspiring on HISTORY®, we see Eddie experience adversity along the way, while producing a moving tribute to Nelson Mandela. GEORGE Clooney has shown his support for Eddie Izzards 31-day virtual marathon runs by donating £3,000 to help meet the fundraising target. The challenge will take all of Eddie's grit and determination, but his good humour will see him through, along with the fantastic stories he will hear on his journey, bringing a fresh perspective on the anti-apartheid leader.

The last few marathons will be in the Johannesburg area and will finish in Pretoria, where Mandela was on trial. As he travels across the country he will be visiting the places that mattered most to Mandela and meeting the people whose lives he touched.Įddie will begin in the Eastern Cape, where the former president was born, then he journey on to Cape Town, where one of the marathons will take place on Robben Island – where Mandela spent the majority of his 27 year long prison sentence. Izzard running her 18th marathon in a row as part of a challenge to raise money for charities such as Unicef. Eddie Izzard: Marathon challenge could have killed me Funnyman EDDIE IZZARD was warned he could die if he continued his attempt to run 27 marathons in as many days in tribute to NELSON MANDELA. But this will be his biggest and most incredible yet In 2009, Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days through England, Wales, Northern Ireland. Izzard will be running over 700 miles in total, across open country, mountains, cities and townships. Eddie is no stranger to epic fundraising challenges. The actor and comedian will take on the challenge of running 27 marathons across South Africa in 27 days – each marathon marking one year that Nelson Mandela spent incarcerated in prison.ĭuring the course of this unbelievable journey, the star will also be telling Mandela’s story and the turbulent history of South Africa.

This time he will once again look to astound us all with another incredible feat of stamina. I n 2009, Eddie Izzard amazingly completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Reliefdespite having no prior history of long-distance running.

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