Comedian and genuine man Eddie Izzard is managing to mainting his comic patter despite enduring a feat that suggests he’s slightly more than just a humerously tubby funny person. To run a marathon is doable, to run 1100 miles in 7 weeks, a total of something like 40 marathons, might appear to be lunacy.

Eddie is accompanied by an ice-cream van and an endless supply of Greensleeves eminating from the loud speakers. His feet are blistered, and he is currently clutching a Welsh flag, having held an English one during the first leg of his journey from London to Cardiff. Next up is Belfast. Then Edinburgh. And then he’ll jog back to London. ‘The told me to train for six months,’ said Eddie, ‘ but I don’t like training so I trained for five weeks.’

Visit http://eddieizrunning.com/ for video diaries, Twitter feed and Eddie’s latest news from the road.

In May 2009 Craig Goozee set off from Sydney Harbour to begin a 12500km running, cycling and paddling marathon around Australia’s perimeter. Craig’s daughter Jessica died in 1999 at the age of 9, and Craig is already well on his way to a fundraising target of $1 million for the Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia.

Visit http://www.a2b4c.com.au/ to support and follow Craig’s incredible journey

What better reason to travel than food? Tom Kevill-Davies is the Hungry Cyclist, his book is a good read, and his website is too – http://www.thehungrycyclist.com

Alistair Humphreys is known for a few great expeditions, including cycling around the world, racing a yacht across the Atlantic and getting his feet hot (and broken) on the Marathon Des Sables. Definitely worth getting on his site and having a look around – http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/