BBC Sports Personality accolade

Eddie Izzard has given a special award at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year for his 1,100-mile run for Sport Relief.

The 47-year-old ran 43 marathons in just 51 days earlier this year, after just five weeks of training.

At the awards bash at the Sheffield Arena, he said: ‘I'm no athlete, Not like everybody here tonight."

‘It was really tough. Everything was painful. People asked me if I enjoyed the running but I enjoyed the stopping! I staggered, I ran and I crawled.’

Izzard’s efforts raised more than £200,000 for charity.

In 2006, David Walliams also received a similar special award for swimming the Channel for Sport Relief.

Here is Eddie finishing his run:

Eddie Izzard has given a special award at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year for his 1,100-mile run for Sport Relief.

The 47-year-old ran 43 marathons in just 51 days earlier this year, after just five weeks of training.

At the awards bash at the Sheffield Arena, he said: ‘I'm no athlete, Not like everybody here tonight."

‘It was really tough. Everything was painful. People asked me if I enjoyed the running but I enjoyed the stopping! I staggered, I ran and I crawled.’

Izzard’s efforts raised more than £200,000 for charity.

In 2006, David Walliams also received a similar special award for swimming the Channel for Sport Relief.

Published: 13 Dec 2009