Singer, songwriter and presenter Olly Murs is nearing the end of his five-day, multi-stage Into The Unknown challenge, during which he is attempting to cycle, run and row 249 miles (400km) from Manchester to London to raise money for Soccer Aid, which directs funds to the children’s charity Unicef.
The Essex-born entertainer, began on Monday, mounting a Lapierre bike at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium, where Soccer Aid first kicked off two decades ago, before promptly crashing it. He then cycled south through Stockport. He got out of the saddle at Glossop and ran across the Kinder Scout plateau, scaling the Peak District highest point via the Doctor’s Gate path and finishing at the base of the Pennines.
