Radio 2 DJ finishes fourth leg of the Great Northern Marathon challenge for Children In Need

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Sara Cox has taken fans on an emotional journey as she participates in a gruelling Children In Need challenge this week.The BBC Radio 2 DJ is four marathons down and set to embark on her final leg of the 135-mile Great Northern Marathon challenge on Friday morning, carrying Pudsey bear to the town of Pudsey.She’s running, jogging and walking all the way to the Yorkshire town near Leeds, having started in Kielder Forest on the Scottish borders back on Monday.Having raised more than £3.5million already for charity by Thursday night, the 50-year-old has battled tearful, sleepless nights and painful blisters.We’ll bring you the latest updates on Radio 2’s longest-ever Children In Need expedition...

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00:00It's the best voice in the world, but I've had so many hugs off so many awesome women

00:04You know the whole like women of a certain age thing, we're not having it are we women?

00:13We're not gals, we're not women of a certain age, we're not, yeah, we're not hiding anymore, we're over 50 and we're having it aren't we women?

00:22Sarah Cox, would you like...

00:23All the men are looking confused

00:24Would you like to hear your total, would you like another total, can I do this for you?

00:28Oh, yeah, I would love one please Jo

00:31Alright, okay, let me update you

00:33Oh, here we go

00:35Oh, I love it

00:39We started a bit early again

00:42Hang on, pace yourselves Ripley, the total so far for Sarah's Great Northern Marathon Challenge in aid of BBC Children in Need is

00:50£3,587,894

00:56Pounds, woo!

00:57Now we have to go

00:59We have to add up

01:04We have to add up

01:06Weave it

01:08Back to the opening

01:10Weave it

01:12Weave it

01:18Back to the opening

01:19go

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