IF you’re driving through North Yorkshire today and spot Sara Cox on her Radio 2 Great Northern Marathon for Children In Need, make sure you honk your horn.
Sara spoke to me as she pounded the roads yesterday and told me the support from the public was helping keep her spirits high.
She said: “My dad used to drive a lorry so I like to think I’ve got haulage in my blood.
“All the truckers going past honking their horns, speaking to all the Radio 2 family, all the DJs, and the public – it’s giving me a real boost.”
Sara’s feat for Children In Need is the hardest ever challenge taken on by Radio 2, with the DJ pushing to complete a 135-mile run in just five days.
Today Sara will start by running through villages in County Durham before heading down to her day three finish line in Northallerton.
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“It’s been absolutely unforgettable,” Sara tells me.
“The most extraordinary thing has been people making the effort to come out from their farms and their cottages and their houses.
“To drive to the middle of nowhere just to clap and cheer at the side of the road, seeing dozens and dozens of school kids waving their flags with their Pudsey ears on.
“It’s been incredible.”
Not only is Sara battling the elements, she is also pushing through a pretty nasty cold but she’s kept smiling the whole time. That is true Northern grit.
Last night the star was close to hitting £650,000 in donations.
