Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge, Day 1 Part 1
Scott's got his air horn ready to get Sara Cox started on day 1 of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge for 麻豆社 Children in Need. Five marathons in five days, all on her two feet!
Scott's got his air horn ready to get Sara Cox started on day 1 of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge for 麻豆社 Children in Need.
The challenge will see Sara covering 135 miles on foot across four counties 鈥 Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire 鈥 a distance of five marathons across five days. She'll run, jog, and walk through sweeping moorland, steep ridges, and the rolling hills of northern England, with the support of towns, villages, and Radio 2 listeners, along the way!
Listen to Sara鈥檚 Great Northern Marathon Challenge live, Monday 10 to Friday 14 November, on 麻豆社 Radio 2. Take Sara with you on the 麻豆社 Sounds app, or ask your smart speaker to play Radio 2, so you don鈥檛 miss a second.
You can also catch-up with the story so far, follow Sara鈥檚 progress via our live tracker, and find out how to make a donation at bbc.co.uk/sara
And for all the behind the scenes action head to 麻豆社 Radio 2 on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
Tina Daheley has the latest headlines, and Ellie Brennan will bring you up-to-date traffic and travel news. There鈥檚 sport, a Pause For Thought and your chance to get your hands on Scott鈥檚 Golden Toaster in the Easiest Quiz on the Radio!
To listen on most smart speakers, just say: "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Scott Mills.鈥
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