Sara Cox fundraising total: How much did BBC Radio 2 star raise for Children In Need in her marathon challenge?
The fundraising total for Sara Cox’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge for Children In Need has been revealed.
The BBC Radio 2 star took on a gruelling 135-mile journey on foot, travelling through Northumbria, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire over five days. The challenge saw Sara complete the equivalent of five marathons in just five days, with the presenter crossing the finish line in Pudsey, Leeds on Friday afternoon (November 14).
After she crossed the line, Scott Mills informed Sara that she had raised more than £7m. Now the final and full fundraising total have been revealed to be £10,169,084.
Joining Scott Mills on his breakfast show this morning (November 17), Sara said: “Oh my god, we done the £10m…I can’t believe it. You absolute legends, that’s incredible! Oh my gosh, thank you so much. That’s going to change and help so many lives, so many kids, thank you so much!”
She added: “It was a lot tougher than I ever expected and the recovery was much tougher. I don’t know what I was thinking. I was thinking ‘oh I will get home and Saturday and Sunday I will probably just take the dogs for a gentle walk’. I can’t really walk!”
She had a special message of congratulations from rapper Stormzy, who sent a voice note to the star on today’s show. He said: “Hey Sara, what’s going on, it’s Stormzy here. Just wanted to say a big congratulations to you for completing 5 marathons in 5 days, which is just insane.
“And it is five more marathons than I’ve done in my life so again massive congrats, and salute to you for raising all that money for such a beautiful wonderful cause. We’re all very proud of you. God bless you and take care, lots of love.”
Sara reacted to Stormzy’s message, saying: “That’s so amazing. Thank you so much. That’s a lovely surprise. I don’t normally like surprises. That’s amazing. He completely…his voice got me through. His voice got me through on his Chase & Status track on Backbone, I was just rapping along to that. I do apologise, if that makes it into Wednesday’s documentary.”
Sara Cox: Every Step of the Way for Children In Need, a film documentary her gruelling journey, will air at 8pm on Wednesday, November 19 on BBC One. The special show will be available BBC iPlayer from 6am the same day.