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Evening Standard
Tina Campbell

Sara Cox kicks off five-marathon Children In Need challenge after pep talk from The Rock

Sara Cox has laced up her trainers for a gruelling five-marathon challenge for BBC Children In Need with words of encouragement from Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson spurring her on.

The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 49, who hosts the station’s weekday Teatime Show, began her extraordinary journey on Monday morning from Kielder Forest in Northumberland.

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