Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing One of the winners of the BBC show Race Across the World is taking on a new challenge - racing across Manchester in a 10k.
Emon Choudhury won the show last year - and has now assembled a team of 40 runners for the Manchester 10k on September 26. The team is made up of other contestants from Race Across the World, including Manchester's Jo Gardiner, who took part in the show with her son, Sam, as well as fans of the hit series. READ MORE: Gogglebox favourite Mary Cook has died, Channel 4 announces Emon, who was born in Gatley and now lives in Bradford, is completing the run as part of a series of challenges to raise £100,000 to build a school from scratch
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