After 1,100 miles and 52 days, Eddie Izzard has finishing line in sight

Congratulations are due to Eddie Izzard, who is due to finish the final lego of his epic 1,100 mile run – equivalent to running 43 marathons – arriving at Trafalgar Square this afternoon. He’s picked a nice day for it. At time of writing it’s absolutely peeing down in London.

According to a piece in the Guardian today, Izzard has been trying to take in 5-6,000 calories a day, starting with porridge in the morning and scoffing cakes in the afternoon. I’m less sure about the burger eating though. What’s all the more amazing is that he only had five weeks’ training in preparation, but the experience, he says, resembles driving a car on empty:

“If you imagine you drive in a tiny Mini across a wasteland where there is no petrol station and the petrol gauge is always on empty, that is me.

“I put a little in every night and the needle moves and then the next day I’m below empty again. I am falling asleep when I’m talking to people.”

Driving on empty – I’m sure.  But, as they say in Finding Nemo, he needs to “just keep swimming”, going on the weather he’ll be experiencing today. You can follow Eddie Izzard on Twitter (http://twitter.com/EddieIzzard) where there’s also details on how to donate to Sports Relief, which he’s raised £43k for so far.