Eddie Iz Still Running

Today, Eddie Izzard will be running his 22nd marathon in less than a month. Wow! That's just fantastic. I wish I could be there to cheer him on or share a post-marathon pint with him. Unfortunately, I can't get to Scotland at the moment (boo), so I'll have to settle for cheering him on here and spreading the word as much as this meager blog can.

The Eddie Iz Running blog has been posting regular updates, at about 2-3 day intervals. Here's a snip from yesterday's update from his team:

The team delayed Eddie’s start today as it was torrential rain, really heavy. The rain was relentless and coming at him sideways! But the weather eventually cleared up and the surrounding scenery really picked up – they are by the coast and views over the water are great. There have been lots of people out and about, especially in Gatehouse of Fleet, where they had put bunting out for Eddie as he ran past. A holiday park campsite in Auchenlarie had been told Eddie was coming this morning and so put up posters in their reception. Kids had made banners too. When Eddie arrived they gave him sandwiches and donated a generous cheque to Sport Relief. Today he’s running along the A75, heading towards Newton Stewart on his 22nd marathon, go Eddie!

It must be such a great feeling to see strangers coming to cheer you on, and often running with you. Excellent.

For some reason, the BBC is being stingy now and not allowing people outside of the UK to view his video diary, so I can't post parts 3 and 4 for you. I guess I'll just have to resort to this:

GO, EDDIE, GO!!

(You can donate to Sport Relief - donate here)