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Sara Cox has raised a whopping amount for Children in Need after taking on a major Northern challenge.

On Friday (November 14), BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox completed her Great Northern Marathon Challenge. Over the last five days, Sara has covered the equivalent of five marathons.

Hailing from Bolton , Sara travelled 135 miles from Kielder Forest, where she then continued her challenge through Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

Sara's journey came to an end in Pudsey, Leeds, having battled through Storm Claudia which arrived on her final day of the challenge.

As she finally crossed the finish line, the presenter shared some emotional words before announcing herself as an "honorary Yorkshire woman".

During Friday night's BBC's Children in

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