Eddie Iz just running through

Perhaps Britain's best-known contemporary comedian, Eddie Izzard, master of stand-up and sometimes called "the lost (Monte) Python", is running 1100 miles for charity. 

http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/4520164.Eddie_Iz_just_running_through/

You can follow Izzard on Twitter or on his running blog.

http://www.eddieizzard.com/blog/view.php?Id=4&BlogId=1