I spotted a story on BBC News that really inspired me. The comedian/actor Eddie Izzard is running literally around the UK, 43 marathons in 51 days – that’s 6 marathons a week with one day off in seven. That’s even more impressive when you consider that Eddie Izzard is 47 and wasn’t a slim fella when he started (in the videos below you can see how much he tonnes up).
What I found amazing after reading Eddie’s story, is rather than getting slower each day as he gets tired, his body has adjusted to the running. Not only is he actually getting faster, running for 5 hours a day rather than ten, but his feet are even healing as he runs.
For me it proves that anyone can get in much better shape if they stick at it and it’s inspired me to get my ass back in the gym. I probably won’t ever get down to the sprint times I did when I was younger, there are some things that can never be regained, but at least I’ll be able to run for the tube in the morning!
Eddie’s running for a great cause and please sponsor his efforts - running around the UK is no mean feat. Below are the first seven episodes from his video diary – well worth watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4M3aLRUZy4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41dblwx9uyY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tDVGq1toA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga26V3HSjhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWM5WAcv0b4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icuJxypTetg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbBuyAsoRs
