The “killer” was Sarah Cox, who has raised more than £11 million for Children in Need, who has opened up about the effects of her 135-mile journey.
Sara Cox has confessed that she hasn’t been “sleeping well” after completing her arduous five-day run for Children in Need. Sara, the host of BBC Radio 2’s drivetime show, recently finished a 135-mile run over five days — the equivalent of five marathons — raising more than £11 million for the charity.
She admitted that it was the “hardest thing” she’d ever done after crossing the finish line, beginning it in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, and finishing it in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, on Friday, November 14.
Since completing the distance, Sara is apparently still struggling with the after-effects as her body continues to recover from the gruelling challenge. In fact, the 50-year-old presenter was “shocked by how much it hurt”.
Sara told The Times: “Since finishing the Children in Need challenge, it’s been really tough. I am not sleeping well. I am so stiff and sore, especially my knees and shins, because they took a pounding.”
In a further admission, Sara explained how walking her dogs was a difficult task: “Normally I am so fast, but I took the dogs out this morning and I was hobbling. They were like, ‘What is wrong with you?’
She continued, “I didn’t realize I had a high pain threshold, but I was shocked by how painful it was.” They kept promising that it would be unfair. This was steep hills, not undulating. The killer was going down. Because of how agonizing each step was, I had to turn backwards.
Over the course of her journey, reportedly the longest ever undertaken by Radio 2 (co-hosts Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay undertook their own challenges in previous years), Sara received messages of support.
One such message, from the future king Prince William, was played by Scott Mills on his Radio 2 breakfast show. In his message, William offered his “massive congratulations”, reports The Guardian.
You’re only a little further away, he said, and I know the people of Pudsey will welcome you with big open arms, big hugs, and, hopefully, lots of your favorite crumpets.
Keep going, “You’ve done fantastically well, and the country is so proud of you.”
In the aftermath, Sara said she’d “never known pain like it”, but had also never had eye contact with “so many amazing women”, who she explained had “powered” her through the feat.
Sara traveled across four counties, including Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, with a Pudsey Bear backpack as her starting point on November 10.
Source: Mirror
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