Former Lioness Jill Scott is due to arrive in her home region in the penultimate leg of her Sport Relief challenge.
She is aiming to cycle and run 388 miles (624km) from Wembley Stadium – the site of her historic 2022 Euros win – to her home town club at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday.
Scott battled through wind and constant torrential rain in her toughest leg yet, but said she “was from Sunderland so was used to it”. She is due to arrive in Bishop Auckland later.
She said she may “have to crawl over the finish line” in Sunderland in her final marathon leg of 28-mile (45 km).
Scott has stopped along the way at football stadiums and community hubs that have been a part of her life and career, which have included Aston Villa, Everton, Man City and grassroots community team Bishop Auckland FC Ladies.
She said she was “100% committed” to finishing the charity challenge because she wanted to “make a difference” to people’s lives.