What's sadder is reading the tweet updates of Eddie Izzard (Martin's favorite

), hearing about how he's finished his sixth marathon in seven days, and thinking the guy is just totally taking the piss.
Then reading that he wasn't and that he really ran 43 marathons in 51 days:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ga-seven-week-marathon-blisters-blisters.html
Man, if a guy like that can do that...