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EDDIE IZZARD: MARATHON MAN
« on: September 07, 2009, 05:41:47 PM »

Anyone who follows him on Twitter knows what he's been doing these past few weeks.

http://twitter.com/eddieizzard

He finished his 36th marathon earlier today.

Amazing. No words for it.

He'll be finishing in Trafalgar Square on Tuesday September 15th.

I for one will be there to (attempt to) snog him. (Or at least cheer, wave, smile.. act like the proud fan/human I am.)

I wish I had more money to sponsor him. He deserves to raise billions for this.

http://www.comicrelief.com/donate/eddie
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 05:44:50 PM »

I will try to be there too!
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2009, 04:02:29 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2009, 09:14:40 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:

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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2009, 04:20:42 AM »

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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2009, 05:12:35 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:


It's not always a coffee, either...
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2009, 05:16:15 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:


It's not always a coffee, either...
Don't judge...  A man's gotta do what he's gotta do to preserve his sanity on the job.
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2009, 01:43:36 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:


It's not always a coffee, either...

If you are implying what I think you are Mr Kenny ( :jerk:) I can't do that driving up Whitehall. The plastic bag over my head & cord wrapped tightly around my throat is a dead giveaway!
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2009, 04:45:14 PM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:


It's not always a coffee, either...

If you are implying what I think you are Mr Kenny ( :jerk:) I can't do that driving up Whitehall. The plastic bag over my head & cord wrapped tightly around my throat is a dead giveaway!
I took his implication as an attempt to vilify your entirely responsible comsumption of modest quantities
of alcohol throughout the day.  Again, I think it's entirely normal and acceptable.
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2009, 12:35:00 AM »

I will be in Trafalgar Square that day, as I am every working day. I'm easy to spot, i'm the one with a cigarette in one hand, coffee in the other, steering with my knees.  On a good day, there will be a little old lady embedded in the grille of my lorry.  :toothy5:


It's not always a coffee, either...

If you are implying what I think you are Mr Kenny ( :jerk:) I can't do that driving up Whitehall. The plastic bag over my head & cord wrapped tightly around my throat is a dead giveaway!
I took his implication as an attempt to vilify your entirely responsible comsumption of modest quantities
of alcohol throughout the day.  Again, I think it's entirely normal and acceptable.

I never, ever drink during the week. Not even in the evenings. It's not worth risking my license as I start work early each day.

Plus it nulifies the effect of the ketamine I take each morning!
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Re: Eddie Izzard's epic UK run
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2010, 04:45:59 PM »

So.

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, Episode 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00r8zr8/Eddie_Izzard_Marathon_Man_Episode_1/

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, Episode 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rfh51/Eddie_Izzard_Marathon_Man_Episode_2/

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, Episode 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rjv12/Eddie_Izzard_Marathon_Man_Episode_3/

F-U-C-K-I-N-G. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

You will cry.

You will wince.

You will resolve to go running (but probably won't actually go running.)

You will wonder whether Eddie Izzard has ever had therapy & decide that if he hasn't, he fucking should.

(If you can't watch on the iPlayer, all the episodes are currently up on YouTube (unofficial-like, divided into 10-minute sections, obv.)

WATCH IT.

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Re: EDDIE IZZARD: MARATHON MAN
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2010, 09:07:46 AM »

Oh my GOD I love him. I mean, he's been right on up there with the people I just want to be since I was about 12 (there's a lot to be said for being swimming about secondary school and thinking ohgodohgodIthinkI'mbidoesthismakemeabadpersonshiiiiit and then seeing a straight transvestite being magnificent - hugely comforting! the fact that he's stupidly smart and talented helps, of course. Aaaand close brackets xD), but this has just... I dunno. I feel like one of those whiny indie kids who tell everyone they liked that band before they were famous xD So proud. Oooh, and he's SO ace!!
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Re: EDDIE IZZARD: MARATHON MAN
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2010, 07:52:25 PM »

Oh, should mention, the programmes are being repeated on BBC3 this week (and they were still up on YouTube & the iPlayer last time I checked) and you can still donate-to-the-cause/sponsor Eddie at:

https://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/challenges/eddie/donate

They accept most cards (including Visa Electron, students!) and (importantly, for non-UK-people and the paranoid) PayPal.

He's raised over £1.3 million so far. :headbang:
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