I've just started running and to see Eddie Izzard do this after 5 weeks of training... it's a seriously impressive feat. I dare say being in the public eye help

I've just started running and to see Eddie Izzard do this after 5 weeks of training... it's a seriously impressive feat. I dare say being in the public eye helped - if Joe Bloggs from Balham tried, it wouldn't be quite so motivating to keep going, since nobody would care if he stopped!