A Run For Hope
From Riverside Studios, London.
Eddie has set himself an extraordinary New Year’s resolution, to stage ‘A Run for Hope’ that will usher in a new year and a new future, encouraging people all over Europe and around the world to unite together to ‘Make Humanity Great Again’ Eddie firmly believes that 2021 must be…
“A time to look forward, to work together, to be tolerant and to live & let live.”
In February 2020 Eddie ran 28 marathons in 28 days, travelling all over Europe to run each marathon in a different European capital city. His incredible challenge raised over £140,000 ($184,000) for charity and highlighted Eddie’s campaign to unite people, countries and communities.
The next day, on his day off, he ran an extra marathon to make it 29.
Now Eddie is pushing himself even further and even harder. As well as running a full marathon every day across the month of January 2021, he will also perform a stand-up comedy gig every evening as well - Eddie Izzard: Still Standing. And the whole ‘Run For Hope’ challenge and stand-up will be streamed live online to a global audience around the world.
Every day he will travel the world without ever leaving his hometown, London. Eddie will run his 31 marathons on a treadmill at Riverside Studios, London. Once he completes each gruelling 42.2 km (26.2 mile) feat of endurance he will jump straight off the treadmill and run on stage to perform a nightly ‘Best–of’ series of stand-up comedy gigs Each marathon will be themed around a different European or world city. He will be asking supporters and fans to join him on his challenge by watching the event online, running with him live (and ‘virtually’) in cities across the continent, joining the audience for his daily comedy shows, and donating to raise funds for a range of incredible charities that are helping to ‘Make Humanity Great Again’. He will also be joined on his challenge by lots of surprise guests.
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