Eddie izzard running challenge3/13/2023 ![]() ‘And the other was to show physiotherapy in a good light. ![]() If just one person tried a 5k after watching Eddie run then it would have been worth it. ‘The first was for Eddie to inspire to others to start to exercise. ‘It’s an amazing achievement for Eddie, and obviously raising £2.1 million for Sport Relief is incredible, but there were two things on my own agenda for the trip,’ he said. Mr Cruse-Drew stayed in South Africa throughout Mr Izzard’s marathon challenge, often rising at 3am to prepare food and snacks, as well as running much of the route with him to provide motivation. Elite athletes I work with wouldn’t try that.’ ‘To go from zero to a double marathon in 28 days is extraordinary. ‘What it proved to me was that mental resilience and tenacity can deliver where the body is unprepared physically,’ Mr Cruse-Drew said. So for Eddie Izzard to complete 27 marathons in 27 days, including a double marathon on the last day, in the searing African heat, was an even more incredible feat than it might at first seem. ‘Then we were dealing with things like cardiovascular stress, and things that I understand and feel completely comfortable with.’ ‘After that I felt much more relaxed,’ he said. Psychological support played a large part in Mr Cruse-Drew’s back-up role. The nephrologist gave Mr Izzard the all-clear and confirmed that Mr Cruse-Drew had been treating him correctly, a relief for the physiotherapist who has worked with many elite athletes in the past. So the physio, in conjunction with a doctor, took the difficult decision to end that day’s run, and drive Mr Izzard two-and-a-half hours to the nearest hospital for blood tests and to see a kidney specialist. The comedian was forced to abandon his previous attempt on the 27-marathon run, when he developed rhabdomyolysis, a condition where muscles breakdown into the bloodstream, which can cause serious kidney damage.Īfter his fifth marathon this time around, Mr Cruse-Drew said Mr Izzard wasn’t running just like an untrained athlete, but like someone who could have been seriously unwell. In fact, not only was Eddie Izzard untrained, he was also dehydrated, a fact that came to light after his fifth marathon in five days in South Africa last month (March). ‘But when we sat down in the lounge at Heathrow on the way to South Africa and I said to Eddie ‘come on, let’s not beat around the bush, what have you done?’ he said ‘absolutely nothing’.’ Tim Cruse-Drew leads a warm-up session before the day’s running starts.
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