Sara Cox Completes 135-Mile Run Raising £10M for Charity

BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox completed a grueling 135-mile journey across northern England last week, running the equivalent of five marathons in five days to raise funds for Children in Need. The 50-year-old broadcaster finished in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, on Friday after starting near the Scottish border in Kielder Forest and traversing Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire.

The challenge, dubbed the Great Northern Marathon Challenge, saw Cox jogging, running, and walking the route while carrying a backpack featuring the charity's mascot, Pudsey Bear. A BBC television crew documented her progress for a one-hour special, "Sara Cox Every Step of the Way for Children in Need," which aired on BBC One on Wednesday evening.

Cox's motivation stemmed from the sudden death of her brother David in 2019. An accomplished athlete who had competed in numerous Ironman events, his passing devastated her family. In the documentary, she shared, "My brother David died really suddenly in 2019 and it really completely destroyed all the family like it came out of nowhere and he was a real athlete." She added that she hoped to draw strength from him, saying, "I don't...