"The 42-year-old singer-songwriter crossed the finish line at the London Stadium in Stratford in east London earlier, wrapping up his gruelling five-day Into The Unknown challenge. Murs took on a 249-mile journey from Manchester to London by running, cycling and rowing. Each day's route was kept secret until just hours before he set out. He has raised more than 830,000 for children's charity Unicef, which organises Soccer Aid."
"Speaking to ITV's This Morning, Murs thanked the public for donating, adding that their support had kept him going. He said: "I am in bits. That run from central London to here was so painful, but I just kept thinking, I gotta get to the end. "Thank you to everyone. The donations have been amazing, and it surpassed my expectations how amazing this has been.""
""To be given the opportunity from Soccer Aid, who have been an amazing part of my life, so to be able to do this and to raise that sort of money, I'm just really proud of myself and proud of the fact that Soccer Aid, still to this day, is such a huge charity that does so much with Unicef to help kids around the world, it's amazing.""
"The third and longest day of the challenge, on Wednesday, was dogged by torrential rain and an unexpected reroute caused by a fire. Murs is due to compete in a Soccer Aid charity fundraising match on 31 May for Team England alongside actor Tom Hiddleston, former England player Wayne Rooney and Adolescence star Owen Cooper. Murs will chronicle his journey in a documentary on ITV on 29 May."
Olly Murs finished a gruelling five-day Into The Unknown challenge at the London Stadium in Stratford. He completed a 249-mile journey from Manchester to London using running, cycling, and rowing, with each day’s route kept secret until hours before he started. He raised more than £830,000 for children’s charity UNICEF, which supports Soccer Aid. After crossing the finish line, he said the final run was extremely painful but he kept going by focusing on reaching the end. He thanked the public for donations that exceeded his expectations. He planned to see his children, hug them, then go home for pizza. The longest day involved torrential rain and a reroute due to a fire.
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