Eddie Izzard has done it! He has run 27 marathons in 27 days for Sport Relief.
Relive live text updates & watch video highlights from South Africa.
On Day 27, Eddie ran two marathons in one day in Johannesburg.
By the end of the last leg, he had raised a magnificent £1,351,722
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Eddie took a brief break from running to visit a local nail bar.
While getting those iconic nails redone - and answering the pivotal question as to whether they are real - Eddie opens up about coming out as transgender 31 years ago and has some inspiring words on identity for all of us.
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Eddie gets his nails done and discussed coming out as transgender
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Eddie Izzard
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Quote MessageI've had this idea of running around Robben Island for six years now. It's been a long time waiting to do this.
Quote MessageI'm doing a little amount of suffering... whereas these guys were in jail day after day, month after month, year after year with no change.
Watch this morning's highlights below
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Imagine running up Table Mountain. Yikes.
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Today will see Eddie run his marathon around Robben Island.
Image source, Sport ReliefTake a look back at when Eddie met this inspiring local farmer yesterday.
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Insane? Amazing? Remarkable either way. What Eddie is currently achieving is really hitting home for some people online.
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The Staff Burial Ground of the Infirmary period was situated in the village precinct and is the second largest cemetery, with 253 individual graves. A number of the deceased were people of Irish descent who were working at the General Infirmary, and members of their families. The site is enclosed on three sides within low rectangular dry-stone uncoursed walling.
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Why not check out our highlights from yesterday below.
Dr Gary and Tony the Medic are closely monitoring Eddie by checking his pacing, hydration and rest periods. They've also ordered in some new zinc supplements, and are giving Eddie several glasses of wine. Wait, what? Inspired by Le Marathon du Médoc, Eddie is tasting a wine every quarter-marathon. Medicinal? Not sure. Enjoyable? It looks like it!
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Eddie drinks wine and runs a marathon.
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Eddie's 23rd marathon will see him run around Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held in prison for 18 of his 27 year sentence.
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Eddie Izzard is close to completing a staggering 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa for Sport Relief 2016. This gruelling challenge will see Eddie aim to run over 700 miles in temperatures of up to 30°C.
We will be following the final few days of Eddie’s remarkable feat from 8am on Thursday 17 March. Join us then for live updates all the way until the finishing line on Sunday afternoon.
Quote MessageI was inspired to run 27 marathons in 27 days for Sport Relief after seeing the film Invictus. The film featured a poem called Invictus, one of Nelson Mandela's favourite poems during his 27 years in prison. He used it to give himself determination to keep himself going and keep his spirit alive. It's a beautiful poem about being the master of your own fate and destiny. Watching the film I suddenly realised "I have to run in South Africa". I should run 27 marathons in 27 days as a salute to the great man. It is also a salute to all who struggled and fought against Apartheid... I tried to do this four years ago and failed. This time I will succeed. But if I fail, I will come back again and again and again until I do succeed. Because that's what Nelson Mandela would have done.
Eddie Izzard
The money raised for Sport Relief from the ‘Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man’ challenge will be used to help transform the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people both at home in the UK and across the world’s poorest communities. You can sponsor Eddie here, external.