#EDDIE IZZARD MARATHONS PROFESSIONAL#

Riddled with blisters and injuries, only fierce determination carries him on.

He sets off west from London, but just three days into his run his body begins to crumble. In the first episode we get the lowdown on what drives Eddie to keep running, and he meets the medical advisors and sports therapist who have the task of trying to turn him into an athlete. Followed by a small support team and a film crew on a motorised rickshaw, every mile of his challenge is recorded and they are with him when the physical and mental strains of completing consecutive marathons start to show. He had never run a timed marathon before and gives himself just over five weeks to train.Įddie, trailed by his very own bespoke ice cream van, encourages the nation to donate to Sport Relief and run with him, so he meets the weird and wonderful British public in the most unlikely of places.

#EDDIE IZZARD MARATHONS PROFESSIONAL#

Professional athletes would struggle with this task, but for Eddie, an out-of-shape 47 year old, it seems impossible. Covering 1166 brutal miles around the United Kingdom he runs a marathon a day, six days a week for eight weeks. This three-part documentary series follows Eddie rising to the challenge for Sport Relief and running an astonishing 43 marathons in 51 days. Until he decided to go for a run - a very, very long run. Eddie Izzard is an actor, comedian and part-time transvestite, but no one thought he was much of an athlete.

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