Not lifting, but still... 43 marathons in 51 days??

[muddy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/ ... 256589.stm

[atypical1]

Is that "the" Eddie Izzard the comic? I can't see him actually doing that. That is nuts for sure.

james

[Mouse]

Is that "the" Eddie Izzard the comic? I can't see him actually doing that. That is nuts for sure.

james

Yes - Eddie Izzard the comic. He was raising money for charity.

[SardusPater]

He's not running at marathon speed, he did his first in 10 hours, that's 4,3km/h.
Normal walking speed.

Obviously doing it 43 times in 51 days is hard

[Mehdi]

He's not running at marathon speed, he did his first in 10 hours, that's 4,3km/h.
Normal walking speed.

Yeah, that's like the camino's http://www.santiago-compostela.net/

[sgtrock]

Dean Karnazes: 50 marathons, 50 states, 50 days.

He runs ultras, started by running to his marathons, then marathoning, then running home.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Karnazes

Karnazes has completed a number of endurance events, mostly running events, but also a swimming event. Most notably, he ran 135 miles nonstop across Death Valley in 120°F temperatures, and a marathon to the South Pole at -40°F. In 2006, he ran 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days, finishing with the New York City Marathon, which he completed in three hours and thirty seconds.

Last I read he ran 262 miles with a couple of 15 minute naps and saline injections, and wants to hit 500 non-stop.

[lionize]

Dean K is a joke in the running community, he is just a good marketer, there are many better ultra runners than he.

[luco]

Dean K is a joke in the running community, he is just a good marketer, there are many better ultra runners than he.

I think it's pretty disrespectful to call someone running a DAILY marathon for 2 months a joke. I don't know the guy, but it's like saying someone's 800lbs. deadlift is a joke because someone else can deadlift 900lbs.

[lionize]

His marketing of himself make his actually accomplishments much less inspirational than they would be otherwise.

[Weezie]

Love his shows and respect him for this... Damn, what a male!