Overview
- The Radio 2 presenter completed a marathon-length first leg to Hexham on Monday and arrived in Wolsingham on Tuesday evening to cheering crowds.
- Early totals reported about £189,741 raised by the end of Day One, with donations continuing throughout the week via BBC channels.
- Cox is tackling five marathons in five days from Kielder Forest to Pudsey in Leeds, carrying a Pudsey Bear backpack, with the finish planned for Friday.
- Audiences can follow a live tracker and rolling updates on Radio 2 and social media, with day-by-day route details published by the BBC.
- A BBC crew is filming the journey for an hour-long programme due next week on BBC One and iPlayer, as sports stars and celebrities send support.