Blue Peter's Helen Skelton completes 78-mile desert run

Previously just a casual fun runner, the children's presenter has become only the second woman to complete Namibia's gruelling Ultra Marathon, crossing the sands in 23 hours and 50 minutes. Her trainer said she was spurred on by a prediction from her brother that she'd never do it

Photo: © Helen Skelton

Wednesday April 15, 2009

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• Wednesday April 15, 2009
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• Leonard Cohen to do one-off open air concert in Surrey
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• Britney Spears gets close to backing dancer on tour
• Maxima of Netherlands is a class act in pink and tangerine
• Blue Peter's Helen Skelton completes 78-mile desert run
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• Hugh Jackman Twitters as he takes X-Men flick to Moscow
• Nicole Ritchie's husband shows why he loves the reality star
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• Billy Bob Thornton and his band cancel Canadian tour dates
• Final season of 'The Tudors' is confirmed for 2010
• A baby girl for Lost hunk Josh Holloway
• Prince Philip becomes longest serving royal spouse
• Phil Spector found guilty in murder trial
• Amy Winehouse to play St Lucia jazz festival
• Tony Blair is highest-paid speaker in the world
• Monday April 13, 2009
• Pink presents action and fun in Glasgow
• Spain's little princesses steal spotlight at Easter
• Queen of regional TV in frame to replace Fern Britton
• President Obama's half brother denies assault claims
• Marcia Cross has hands full with twins Eden and Savannah
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• Japan's emperor and empress mark 50th anniversary
• Britney apologises to fans kept waiting at Vancouver concert
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