Lost Voice Guy completes Great North Run
Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley took part in the Great North Run yesterday – with his team pushing him around the half-marathon course in just over three hours.
After the race the Britain’s Got Talent comic said: ‘What an incredible day with incredible people! Thanks for all the love I received around the course, it really took my breath away. And a special thanks to my pushers, Lee, Ollie, Claudia and Paul, who were such a team together!
‘We all raised lots of money for the brilliant @SmileforlifeNE. The whole experience has made me even prouder to be a Geordie!’
His support team comprised his agent, Lee Martin of Gag Reflex, the company’s technical manager Ollie Downton, and producer Claudia Marshall, plus his publicist, Paul Sullivan. They all recorded times of between 3 hours 1 minute and 3 hours 3 minutes.
Ridley, who is Consett, County Durham and has cerebral palsy, raised just under £2,000 for the Smile for Life children's charity, of which he is patron. with donations still being accepted.
Before the race he said: ‘I’m really looking forward to taking part in my first Great North Run. I watch it every year on the television and the atmosphere looks amazing so I can’t wait to experience it myself. I think it’s something that every Geordie has to do at some point in their life.’
#GreatNorthRun: Completed
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What an incredible day with incredible people! Thanks for all the love I received around the course, it really took my breath away. And a special thanks to my pushers, Lee, Ollie, Claudia and Paul, who were such a team together! 1/2 pic.twitter.com/fJqm02p3Uo
The Great North Run, which was broadcast on BBC One, was Olympic champion Mo Farah's final race as a professional athlete. The 40-year-old finished fourth.
Also among the 60,000 people running from Newcastle, through Gateshead to South Shields. were TV Dragon Sara Davies and Emmerdale stars Laura Norton and Isabel Hodgins.
The event, sponsored by investment firm AJ Bell. raised an estimated £25million for charity.
Published: 11 Sep 2023
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Past Shows
Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Lost Voice Guy: Disability for Dunces Volume Two
Lost Voice Guy: Disability for Dunces Volume Two
Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn
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