BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox has opened up about the “hardest thing” she has ever done after completing her mammoth marathon challenge last month, which saw her run 135 miles in just five days
DJ Sara Cox has confessed she’s still battling a “disgusting” injury following her exhausting marathon challenge.
The BBC Radio 2 host took on the enormous task last month, collecting an incredible £11.5million for BBC Children in Need as she tackled 135 miles across just five days.
Sara, 50, began her journey in Kielder Forest in Northumberland before crossing the finish line in Pudsey in Leeds on Friday, November 14.
Nearly a month on from completing her remarkable charity feat, the mother-of-three has disclosed she’s dealing with fluid in her left knee, forcing her to keep moving to prevent it from locking up.
She confessed it was the “hardest thing” she has ever tackled and it seems Sara is still battling the aftermath of her brave effort, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The Bolton-born broadcaster earned acclaim from the likes of Prince William and the Spice Girls singer Mel C, but she revealed her ongoing health issues since the marathons have left her feeling exasperated.
Chatting to the Big Issue, Sara explained: “I’m just trying to keep stretching that left knee at the back. There’s a little pocket of fluid there apparently. I know it’s disgusting, I don’t want to put you off your elevenses.
“It’s frustrating because it’s tiring being in pain. Obviously the bigger picture is that loads of kids have been helped with £11.5m from very generous people. That’s a definite comfort, for sure, when I’m aching and creaking and being grumpy.”
Sara shared her exhilaration at crossing the finish line in Pudsey after completing the final marathon. She was met by her husband, marketing executive Ben Cyzer, and their children Isaac, 17, and Renee, 15, along with a group of her closest friends.
The Radio 2 Teatime show host crossed the finish line of her great northern marathon challenge around 3.30pm on the final day. She sported a Pudsey Bear backpack as she journeyed through Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire on her impressive 135-mile trek.
Speaking to the Big Issue, she said: “To my dying day, I’ll never forget seeing two of my kids and my husband at the finish line, flanked by all my best mates. The relief and joy and the jubilation that I finished just about in one piece will stay with me forever.”
She added: “You know, I grew up with celebrities fundraising. In the olden days, you just had to sit in a bath of beans. Things have changed now. Sending out a 50-year-old woman to run five marathons.”
The BBC radio presenter then quipped that “it’s outrageous”.
This comes after Sara confessed that one of her children sometimes pretends not to know her. Despite her monumental charitable achievement, she admits she’s still an embarrassment to her children, as her 17 year old son Isaac often ignores her when they’re at the gym together.
“I’ll give him a lift there and it will be lovely,” she shared with The Times. “Then in the gym if I walk past him he gives me that little look to say, ‘Go away.’ He knows people there and he doesn’t want me going up to him all sweaty.”
Due to her commitment to presenting Radio 2’s Drivetime slot from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, she seldom manages to attend parents’ evenings at her children’s schools.
Source: Mirror
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