Sara Cox has crossed the finishing line after completing her epic 135-mile marathon for Children in Need.
Over the past five days, the BBC Radio 2 presenter, 50, has been undertaking the Great Northern Marathon Challenge, which has seen her trek from the Scottish border to Pudsey in Leeds.
The total distance is the equivalent of doing five marathons in five days.
When told earlier this week that she’d helped raise over £1,000,000 so far, she broke down in tears and thanked those who had supported her.
Now, she’s completed the marathon challenge, crossing the line around 3.30pm on Thursday.
As Sara arrived, she was greeted by family, friends and a crowd – who cheered her as she finished up.
Soon after she then spoke to her BBC co-host Scott Mills. Appearing on stage alongside him just a few minutes after she finished her epic run, Sara joked what she’d just undertaken was a ‘really silly idea’.
‘That was such a ridiculous thing to do,’ she said.
She went on to thank her trainer Greg White, who had now helped run 40 challenges for Children in Need.
Speaking about completing the challenge, she explained it was ‘the hardest thing I’ve ever done’.
‘I’ve never known pain like it,’ she said.
‘It was wet and filthy, but so many people came out. The truck drivers honking their horns, the farmers coming out, kids too and just so many homemade signs.’
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