Eddie Izzard completes 27 marathons in 27 days for charity

British actor Eddie Izzard completed 27 marathons in 27 days as part of the charity event Sport Relief on Sunday, March 20, raising nearly $2 million for an important cause.

End of first marathon day27

Posted by Eddie Izzard on Sunday, March 20, 2016

The numbers of marathons he participated in are a symbol of the 27 years Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Eddie put everything into today.And you were there for him and have helped him raise an amazing £1,351,722 so far.Thank you.#MarathonMan

Posted by Sport Relief on Sunday, March 20, 2016

"Thank you to everyone who has donated - this was tough. Don't try this at home,” he said when he completed his last marathon, BBC News reports.

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