#Eddie izzard running challenge full#

Apparently, you just carry on and then you drop dead. I've been told since that if I'd continued it could have killed me. Then I had to take a second day off, then a third.

I thought, If we miss out one marathon I can do two in one day. Eddie Izzard took a break from his epic Sports Relief marathon challenge to give an inspiring speech on being transgender. I started working out the maths of whether I'd be able to complete the marathons. Instead, he said, 'You go straight into hospital.' So when I agreed to go to the doctor and get checked up, I thought he'd give me something and I'd be back on the road the next day. Izzard has been consistent in sharing the message of equality since she first started running the challenges in 2009, which was for the UK charity Sport Relief. I thought it was the vitamin supplements I was taking. I was peeing pee that got darker and darker, up to Coca-Cola colour. And the whole ‘Run For Hope’ challenge and stand-up will be streamed live online to a global audience around the.

#Eddie izzard running challenge full#

As well as running a full marathon every day across the month of January 2021, Eddie will also perform a stand-up comedy gig every evening as well - Eddie Izzard: Still Standing. Izzard tells the May issue of Reader's Digest, ' It just went wrong. Now Eddie is pushing even further and even harder.

Eddie will be asking supporters and fans to join the challenge by watching the event.

Now the comedian/actor has opened up about his health woes on the trek in South Africa, revealing he was warned he could have died if he had continued running. Each marathon will be themed around a different European or world city. His aim - to cover over 1,000 brutal miles around the United Kingdom, an incredible Sport Relief challenge. But on 27th July 2009, at 47 years of age, Eddie decided to go for a run - a very long run. However, Izzard pulled out of the exhausting stunt after just four days when he suffered an adverse reaction to prescription drug medication. Eddie Izzard is an actor, comedian and also happens to be a transvestite. The British star challenged himself to the endurance feat last year (12) to honour the former South African leader, who spent 27 years in prison before being released in 1990. Comedian Eddie Izzard has completed her 31-day virtual marathon run by raising over 200k for charity. 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. Eddie Izzard completed her marathon challenge with the virtual support of George Clooney.