LONDON, May 24 (UPI) -- British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard says weather and health issues have forced him to take a break from his plan to run 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days.
Izzard, 50, started the endeavor as a tribute to anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison. The star's attempt to retrace the geography of Mandela's life in South Africa is being filmed for a documentary, the BBC reported.