Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 Presenter

Sara Cox has completed Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge. What a moment. She's with Ben her husband and her kids, and she's punching the air, as she should. Everyone's just in absolute bits.

Sara Cox you have done it! YOU'VE DONE IT BABE!

Sara Cox has crossed the finish line and completed her mammoth Children in Need Great Northern Marathon challenge.

What an incredible achievement, congratulations Sara!

Stay with us and we'll bring you all the live reaction from Pudsey, as well as the first thoughts from our very own Great Northern Marathon woman.

Watch live at the top of this page to see how she's feeling.

Sara is just minutes away from the finish line and there is a big crowd ready to welcome her! But those listening and watching at home are sending in messages of love and support.

Sara is so close to completing her Great Northern Marathon Challenge for BBC Children in Need. She has raised more than £6 million so far - think how many people's lives will be changed by that money.

Your donations could bring that total even higher and help even more people. If you'd like to support Sara with a text or online donation, and spur her on even further, you can find all the details below or at bbc.co.uk/sara!

James Tillotson
Reporting from Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge finish line

This will be Sara’s view as she approaches the finish line - passing cars are honking in support!

Hugo Fry
Running influencer

Unfortunately your body isn’t built to do these crazy challenges.

There will be a point when your body starts to break down. Success comes down to how willing you are to suffer. Throughout the week there will be lots of highs, and probably even more lows. How you navigate these moments is crucial.

Courtney Dauwalter, one of the greatest ultra runners in the world, uses a mental exercise when things get really tough that she calls her ‘pain cave’.

She says: "The pain cave is where I go when it physically feels like I can’t take another step. It’s a visual I have of this space in my brain that I go to with a chisel, and I just go to work on making it bigger, which helps to stay mentally tough in those difficult moments - and makes my capacity for suffering bigger.”

Things will get tricky, it’s how Sara react mentally that will be the key to her success!

There's nothing but words of support and encouragement for Sara at the finish line, as everyone waits to give her the biggest welcome as she completes this incredible challenge of 135 miles over five days, through rain and storms.

Here's some of the lovely words our Radio 2 listeners, who are waiting at Pudsey, had to say:

On Radio 2 just now, we heard from Sporty Spice herself.

As Scott put it, "You'll never guess who's here, in a golf club, waiting for Sara Cox... This is a serious sporting challenge so Sporty Spice is here!"

Mel C has been following the challenge, and like all of us, is feeling all the emotions.

"Oh my goodness, do you know what, I'm already emotional. I can't imagine what it's going to be like when she walks through those doors."

She'll also be performing throughout the show on Radio 2.

Sarah Keith-Lucas
Weather presenter

The weather is not Sara's friend today for the final day of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge.

Storm Claudia is bringing some persistent rain and some strong winds too – a yellow rainfall warning has been issued by the Met Office covering her entire route today.

The rainfall has not given much of a break and has got even heavier as she nears the finish line in Pudsey (or should that be Puddle-sey).

The supporters welcoming her across the line will need their wellies and brollies, and layers – temperatures are a chilly 8C at best. Let’s hope Pudsey Bear keeps his fur dry.

Go on Sara. The BBC Weather team are right behind you and are unbelievably impressed with your superhuman efforts in this awful weather!

Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge spanned 135 miles, starting from the wild beauty of Kielder Forest on the border of Scotland and England, down to the town of Pudsey in Leeds.

Today's the final leg. Having kicked off the day in Ripley, Sara imade her way through Beckwithshaw, into West Yorkshire and through the busy roads of Bramhope, Cookridge and Horseforth.

Now she's minutes away from reaching Pudsey - go, Sara!

Sara Cox will be arriving into Pudsey any minute. She is speeding up as she approaches the end, she's only got a mile to go!

Oliver Pover
Running behind Sara

I don’t know if you can see anything over the rain on my lenses.

These are the conditions we are working with.

I’m miserable in this cold weather, but imagine what this is like for Sara - she’s doing this for the fifth day in the row.

She’s nearly there, her dry robe is waiting for her at the finish line.

Sara had already raised £6 million before I even arrived, let’s see what we get to. I’m sure it will be something incredible.

If you’re just joining our live coverage of Sara Cox’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge for BBC Children in Need, here’s what’s been going on…

• Radio 2’s Sara Cox set off from the stunning Kielder Forest on the Scottish border on Monday morning, kicking off a five-day, five-marathon journey to Pudsey, Leeds.
• Her mission: to cover 135 miles on foot - through Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire - carrying Pudsey Bear from border to heartland, powered by northern grit and a whole lot of listener love.

• Umbrellas were out first thing this morning, as Storm Claudia brought heavy and persistent rain as Sara set off on the final leg, from Ripley towards the finish line in Pudsey.

• "You're so nearly there" - Sara received a special message from Prince William congratulating on her challenge so far.
• "I'm okay" - Sara's emotional message to her kids as moves closer towards the finish line.
• Gary Davies broke the news to her on air that Sara had reached SIX MILLION POUNDS!
• "Here you are, Sara, should be here feeding these animals instead of messing about" - Sara's Dad teased her in a voice note played out on Gary's show.

Stay with us for regular updates, photos and videos as Sara nears the end of her epic journey!

You can listen along live on Radio 2 by clicking or tapping the 'Listen Live' button at the top of the page. Or ask your smart speaker to play BBC Radio 2 - get more help with using smart speakers here.

You can also take Sara with you via the BBC Sounds app if you're on the move - if you've not downloaded it, here's some help in getting started.

Tina Daheley
Presenting live from Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge finish line

We've just been hearing from Sara Cox's husband Ben Cyzer.

He tells me: "It's been an amazing week, it's been pretty surreal but we’re near the end and we just want to get home now."

"I speak to her every morning, every evening and a couple of times during the day...I’m also getting updates from her phsyio on her physical and mental condition.

"We can’t quite believe that she’s managed to do it, and I know how much she’s looking forward to finishing it, getting home and having a cuppa," he says.

Ben adds that Sara is "obviously an amazing broadcaster - and now an amazing runner - but she’s also a wife and a mum. We’d like to get her back home in one piece ideally.

"She's not just an inspiration to us and our kids, she’s clearly an inspiration to everyone else. That's just because she’s very real... always herself and she’s always challenging herself."

Sara Cox is on the final stretch of her epic Children in Need challenge, and the celebrations are waiting for her at the finish line in Pudsey.

Scott Mills and actual Spice Girl Mel C are both at the finish line, ready to congratulate our Great Northern Marathon woman.

James Tillotson
Reporting from Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge finish line

It’s still raining here in Pudsey but it’s not stopping members of the public from turning up ready to cheer Sara on.

Meanwhile, championship section band Hammonds Band - a local Bradford based brass band - are kicking off their afternoon performances with a sound test.

Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 Presenter

Here we are, we are live at the finish line here in Pudsey. I'm Scott Mills and I'm here with a live studio audience. When I say studio, we are actually in a golf club and we are coming to you live from Calverley Golf Club this afternoon. I'm here with an audience of fantastic Radio 2 listeners.

Follow the action live on BBC Radio 2 here, or watch the live stream above.

Oliver Pover
Running behind Sara

I'm here just outside of New Pudsey, somewhere just outside of Bradford.

You can see all of the people that have turned out to greet her. How incredible is that?

We're nearly there, we can see the toll that is have been taking.

People power is what gets her though and that's what we've just witnessed now.

Tina Daheley
Presenting live from Sara's Great Northern Marathon Challenge finish line

I’m just hearing that Sara is 4km away.

We thought she might be arriving here at 16:00, but it sounds like she might be here a lot sooner.

Sports scientist Dr Barney Wainright says "she’s under a lot of fatigue, she’s trying to use whatever strength she’s got left in her muscles. She's going to be very focused on just putting one foot in front of the other."

Running influencer Hugo Fry says: "You get to a point where the hardest part is just waking up each day and getting the body moving."

"You get to a point where you’re so close you think 'I can’t not finish'. Also the adrenaline and the money raised – that must be a huge motivator."