Overview
- BBC Radio 2 reported the total had surpassed £5,006,515 on Friday as Cox closed in on the finish in Pudsey, Leeds.
- Prince William sent a recorded message played on Scott Mills’ show, praising her effort and urging her to keep going.
- Cox’s five-day route began in Kielder Forest and spans Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, covering the equivalent of five marathons.
- Despite severe pain, swollen calves and blisters, with paramedics checking her pulse, Cox insisted that quitting was not an option.
- Crowds, schoolchildren and even a 40-tractor guard of honour lined the route, celebrities voiced support, and an hour-long BBC iPlayer programme is planned after completion.