Spoony: I’ve got a message for you, from an animal believe it or not.. I really have..

Dodge the dog: Hi Sara Cox it’s me! Your old mate Dodge the Dog! Wow, Sara you are my hero, I can’t believe it 135 miles in 5 days! That's more that I do on my walkies! Now listen, if you get bored, throw a stick and then ruuuuuuun towards it, it's really exciting, then you can bring the stick back to yourself. It’s not very good playing fetch on your own but anyway! Me and my pup school pals are rooting for you, we LOVE YOU. Mwah! See you soon!

We've just spoken with Patrick from Stamford who put on his own raffle, where he raised £100!

Having baked since he was two and a half(!), Patrick also baked a Pudsey Bear cake all by himself (with a special mention to mum who helped with washing up duty!) with yellow buttercream icing, Smarties for the eye patch and chocolate buttons... Sounds delicious!

Keep letting us know how you're supporting Sara, every effort and donation is really appreciated.

Spoony spoke to Sara at tea time, to check in on how she is doing. We could barely hear her over the cacophony of motivational whoops and chants from all the supporters out there in the rain cheering Sara on - everyone is so awesome! The elements are doing their best to dampen the spirits, but everyone cheers on.

Sara: I’m just so sore babe, but it's amazing, loads of people, loads of kids (hi kids!). I'm just trying to grind it out, it's dark, it's been raining for hours and hours. It’s my shin, my shins are killing me.

Spoony: The shins can be so naughty, can’t they?

Sara: It’s a whole new world of pain, but we're doing it! We are doing it!

Spoony: Today you went over 100 miles!

Sara: I know, I can’t believe it. I’ve only ever run a half marathon in my life, and now I’ve done 100 miles.

What an achievement!

Sara Cox is heading towards the end of Day 4 of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge! After kickstarting the day in Richmond, Sara has moved throughout Yorkshire - from Catterick Garrison, to Scotton, Masham, Grewelthorpe and Kirkby Malzeard.

She is getting closer to the end of her Day 4 route, and your donations, support on texts and cheering her on through the streets are all getting her through and helping her to dig deep!

Make sure you're keeping up and following Sara's progress by using our Sara tracker, external. Keep going Coxy!

All week DJ Spoony has been covering Sara Cox's usual slot while she's out on the road for her incredible challenge.

And now he's calling on Sara's listeners in particular to give as much as they can as he knows it will give her a boost to know that her people, her teatime crew, are behind her.

And they certainly are - here's just a few of the lovely people who have texted in...

Jack Saunders
BBC Radio 1 presenter

Hello studio buddy, I am so unbelievably proud of you. 5 marathons in 5 days. 135 miles. 4 different counties. This is absurd... but you’re doing it, so just keep rattling the numbers. The feats you are achieving on this run, this challenge right now, that’s going to keep you motivated and going. And when you get to Leeds you’re going to see Pudsey and what’s better than being embraced by a cuddly bear in Leeds? It will be worth it Sara, you’ve got this, keep going.

Sara is on the penultimate day of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge! Anything you can spare will go a long way to motivate her as she pushes through the rest of the day, and change the lives of the people helped by BBC Children in Need.

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!

I can just see Sara - it is very dark, it's damp, it's cold. But there are lots of people up and down the streets, we've just come along towards her and there's been everyone out ready to support her and keep her going.

She was smiling, she was waving, she's still going - it's amazing to see what she's doing and achieving.

Sara's just left her third pit stop of the day in Kirby Malzeard, pressing on through the pain towards today's destination of Ripley.

Keep going Sara - your love and support are so important in motivating her through this final stretch, and giving her that all-important energy for tomorrow too. Head to bbc.co.uk/sara for details about how to donate to her challenge.

Jeremy Vine has reached Yorkshire! In a voicenote to DJ Spoony, Jeremy exclaims that he has arrived at York station, thanks to his train leaving London on time!

Jeremy will now be getting a taxi across Yorkshire to surprise Sara as she continues to push on through the gruelling challenge.

Make sure you're listening to BBC Radio 2 on BBC Sounds to keep up with who'll be heading out to help Sara along and keep up the positive vibes!

Sara Cox
BBC Radio 2's Great Northern Marathon Woman

I tell you what, it's like an orchestra, where one bit plays for a bit and it's like your thigh or your calf, and then it's like, okay, the shins can take over now. And the shins are a very particular kind of pain, it's ruddy horrible. But sorry, I keep going on like a nana about my aches and pains!

Hello Radio 2 listeners out in radio land, I miss you all, I can't wait to get back on air and do my proper job next week.

Sara tucked into some well deserved fish and chips (with some mushy peas, tartar sauce and gravy too of course) on her lunch pitstop. Judging by her face it must have really hit the spot!

She needs good fuel to keep her going - and we're sure the news that she has topped £3 million is giving her as much energy as that delicious lunch did.

A group of kids from Kirby Malzeard school just performed an amazing cheer based on Sara's show jingle. DJ Spoony got them to give us a sneak preview before they do it for Sara herself - she's going to be blown away by their cuteness.

Spoony was a big fan: "What I can say quite safely here without putting it to a vote is that her old jingle - is now her old jingle. This is gonna be the new one!"

Sara Cox
BBC Radio 2's Great Northern Marathon Woman

We are not women of a certain vintage, we are not women of a certain age, we are women over 50. It's just the beginning when you get to 50, I'm loving being 50. There are lots of women out in the streets going "Go on!" and I'm high fiving little girls in the street, showing them my biceps! I'm like, "Yes girls, go get it!"

Sara Cox
BBC Radio 2's Great Northern Marathon Woman

AHHH, amazing, amazing. We've popped over £3 MILLION! That is incredible, thank you so much. Everybody just giving a fiver or a tenner did it, that is amazing. Thank you so much.

Thanks to everybody who has donated, you're absolutely awesome. Thank you so much.

What more could you want after running a huge distance than a load of dogs and people cheering you on? Here's a look at some of the gorgeous crowds of dog walkers that came out to greet Sara earlier today in Masham.

Trevor Nelson
BBC Radio 2 Presenter

Sara speaking to her family just really got me welling up, what an amazing achievement - over 100 miles! Keep on trucking Sara, the whole country's proud of you and feeling your pain and emotion. I mean she could barely speak, I think this has been the toughest so far. She could barely speak!

Sara's received a very special call as she stopped by a red telephone box just now, from her mum and sister, who are tracking her from India! It was an emotional moment, with tears and laughter (from all of us!)

'The lengths we've gone to having to avoid run with you!' says Yvonne down the line, while reassuring Sara that they're both watching her every step of the way and telling her 'you've got to just keep going babe'.

Sara describes the moment as being 'like a really weird cheese dream. I'm in the middle of a village in a red phone box and my mum and sister are in India!'

Support for Sara is officially worldwide!

Sara's almost at Grewelthorpe!

Katie, the head teacher at Grewelthorpe Primary School, and the school kids are waiting there ready to cheer Sara on.

Katie says "We're all here with our banners and Pudsey related items... we've been tracking Sara all day on the tracker and we think she's very, very close to us now so she's coming up towards the village."

Make sure you're keeping up with where she is using our Sara Tracker, external!

While Sara Cox is undertaking the longest day of her Great Northern Marathon Challenge, Jeremy Vine is on his own mission across the country.

Jeremy left his show early this afternoon in order to run for a train to travel up to surprise Sara and support her along the way as she continues through a gruelling Day 4.

Luckily, Trevor Nelson was on hand to jump in for Jeremy on Radio 2 and Richie Anderson is providing updates on Jeremy's progress as he races from the BBC offices in London to Sara in North Yorkshire.