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Eddie Izzard
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Wednesday was still sunny and a guy ran with Eddie who was an ex-marine. Eddie dropped in to visit Bolsover school, just out of Sheffield as he was running towards Nottingham. He had a school dinner of pasta with the pupils! He also tried to visit a castle but couldn’t get in! At 4pm he…(read more)
10 Sep 2009
On Saturday September 5th Eddie went through Darlington. He was on the countdown as only had 10 maras to go! En route he visited the Head of Steam Darlington Railway and Museum and saw lots of steam trains, he loved it. When the team checked out of the Vermount Hotel in Newcastle…(read more)
10 Sep 2009
Finished early – before 6pm - yesterday which was excellent and all to plan. Eddie got more recovery time so the early start really paid off.Last night Greg Whyte, Steve Cramm and Allison Curbishley met Eddie for dinner in the hotel which was great but the evening ended up quite late – 10.30pm!…(read more)
04 Sep 2009
ThursdayStarted early to help save light at the end of the day, trying to beat the sunset each day! A lovely man ran with Eddie from Otterburn to Belsay. Stopped at a cafe in Belsay and Eddie had scones and coffee cake. Eddie also went through Ponteland today. His legs are feeling heavy today,…(read more)
04 Sep 2009
On Thursday Eddie had a day off but decided to do a question and answer session with the media in the Pleasance Courtyard and run up to the top of Arthur’s Seat, followed by a group of press photographers! On Friday Eddie officially kicked off from Glasgow, heading to Stirling. Lots of…(read more)
01 Sep 2009
Saturday 22ndEddie and the team travelled from Stranraer to Bangor and stayed in ‘Holywood’ which they all got excited about! They took the ferry and the people at the port allowed Eddie to run up the car ramp. He had cheeseburger and chips on the ferry. It was sunny and very beautiful. Eddie got a…(read more)
01 Sep 2009
Eddie finished up in a little neighbourhood last night. One of the locals bought him a bottle of Glenfiddich which was much appreciated! The local kids held up a finish line in Newton Stewart that Eddie ran through.He ate lots more potatoes for dinner! The team managed to get half an…(read more)
25 Aug 2009
Towards the end of the day on Wednesday, Eddie had some running companions in people he’d met in a local car park. The women and children running with him began to drop off as the miles racked up until only one lady remained. She had run with him for about 8 miles in total. Jo had to trim down the…(read more)
20 Aug 2009
The team weren’t able to wait at the finish point yesterday so Eddie got in the rickshaw to met them when he’d finished his 20th marathon. Before he arrived, a car full of girls pulled up next to them. They’d been driving up and down the road looking for him for ages. The team had got some…(read more)
19 Aug 2009
On Saturday Eddie ran from the edge of Kendal up through to the Lake District. It was very rainy and required lots of running up into the hills. At one point it felt like the team were up in the clouds because it was so high and the mist came down. There was low visibility at the stop…(read more)
18 Aug 2009
On Wednesday Eddie started off on the A59 and headed towards Woodside Ferry Terminal. He got a boat across the Mersey with Colin to Liverpool’s pier head where he was greeted by a big crowd of kids, fans and media. Darren, Drew and Jordan from a Sport Relief funded project came along to meet…(read more)
14 Aug 2009
Today was very hot and everyone got nice tans! Although Rob, who was filming from the rickshaw, might have mild sunstroke! Eddie coped very well in the heat. He has been going slower and taking all the right precautions – he’s got his hat on, is regularly applying lotion and is drinking more. It…(read more)
11 Aug 2009
Saturday was Eddie’s rest day because of the toe explosion on Friday! The team were in Montgomery and had a chilled out day just wandering about. Eddie got a new iPhone, in black, and some new running tops with the Sport Relief logo on! He ate dinner in the hotel restaurant which was very nice…(read more)
10 Aug 2009
On Thursday the weather was beautiful and the scenery in the Brecon Beacons was amazing. But the terrain was really tough and very hilly. The tail end of the day was hard for Eddie, phone signals went down frequently so the support team had to keep a much closer visual on him than usual.…(read more)
07 Aug 2009
Today’s weather has been lovely which has made such a difference after yesterday’s flooded roads. Eddie ran through Ystradgynlais today and stopped off in the high street to say hello to all the supporters who came out to applaud him. He ran down the street where he used to live and dropped in at…(read more)
05 Aug 2009
Eddie had to run through lots of rain today. There was a real downpour this morning when he started off which was pretty horrible. Most of the roads he was running on were flooded and he broke his glasses as he tried to jump over the rivers of water! Scott Mills interviewed him on BBC…(read more)
04 Aug 2009
We'll be putting a load of pictures on the Fan Gallery as Eddie continues his run around the country. Have a look at the first couple of days...(read more)
04 Aug 2009
Eddie had his first day off on Sunday and decided to spend it eating candy floss at a fun fair in Cardiff. The dodgems were a popular choice for the team, although they all swerved to miss Eddie’s car - figuring he had taken enough bumps on the road already! Eddie made sure he…(read more)
03 Aug 2009
About 5 weeks ago, Sport Relief, the Sporty part of Comic Relief asked me (and probably a lot of other people) if I would like to do a sporting challenge.I had always wanted to do a big physical running challenge, and this seemed a great way to do it and also raise money to help Africa and the…(read more)
30 Jul 2009
