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The Scott Mills Weekly

Well done Vernon Kay!

The Scott Mills Weekly

BBC

Society & Culture

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Vernon has completed his incredible Ultra Ultramarathon Challenge for BBC Children in Need. Powered only by his own two feet, Vernon Kay travelled 116 miles all the way from Victoria Park in Leicester - the site of Radio 2 In The Park – to the home of his beloved Bolton Wanderers, between Tuesday 14 and Friday 17 November. Visit bbc.co.uk/vernon to follow his journey and to find out how to donate. And for more behind the scenes action head to Radio 2’s Instagram & TikTok. Normal service resumes on the podcast next week, with Alesha Dixon!

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0:04.7

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0:08.8

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0:11.2

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0:15.0

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0:16.7

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0:20.7

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0:26.0

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0:28.0

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0:36.5

It's normally the podcast that brings you the best and sometimes more questionable

0:40.5

bits of weekday afternoons on Radio 2.

0:43.4

Although this week, as you may have heard,

0:45.9

we've had our pom-poms out.

0:47.6

Vernon Kays Ultra-

0:49.7

Ultra-Marathon Challenge For BBC Children in Needs.

0:55.0

Our verns been traveling from Leicester to Bolton over four days,

0:59.0

or by the power of his own long legs, he's done over 115 miles all in aid of BBC children in need.

1:07.0

He's had his ups, like when Joel Dommett came on the show to tell him the names of some of the places he'll be passing.

1:12.0

There's also another place very close to there. to tell him the names of some of the places he'll be passing.

1:12.6

There's also another place very close to there, just called Red Ho.

1:16.6

And there have been some downs, like getting a deep tissue massage where they went a little bit

1:20.9

too hard on the calves.

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