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Carl Doran|11:50 UK time, Friday, 28 May 2010

It's still hard to imagine the Sport Relief weekend was over two months ago because wherever I go people are still stopping to ask me about Smithy akaJames Corden, 'coach' to the world's leading sports stars including David Beckham, Jenson Button and Andy Murray.

My three children are still wearing theirDavid Beckham designed t-shirts and asking when they can do the Sport Relief Mile again.

More than 175,000 people took part in hundreds of Mile events on 19 March and many thousand more elsewhere during the campaign, including at many schools.

James Corden and David Beckham enjoy a spot of pampering

Highlights from the big night of TV included Smithy; theMatch of the Day boys going head to head in the kitchen in what Gary Lineker called 'Disasterchef' and sporting and entertainment legends from the 1980s joining the Ashes to Ashes team to solve the mystery of "who stole the Ryder Cup?". Cheryl Cole, JLS, Susan Boyle and Robbie Williams all joined in with the fun.

And who can forget the incredible sporting challenges our celebrities and sporting heroes took part in to raise millions of pounds for Sport Relief. The One Show'sChristine Bleakley water-skied the channel despite having never really water-skied before. Rugby legendLawrence Dallaglio cycled across all the Six Nations venues, whilemarathon man Eddie Izzard defied belief running 43 marathons in just 51 days.

Former Army captain Phil Packer and Kate Silverton took on the Three Peaks, while David Walliams and his team of celebrity friends rode through the day and night from John O'Groats to Lands End.

There was a small matter ofHelen Skelton kayaking up the Amazon as well.

Many members of the public completed their own personal challenges and the money just keeps on rolling in.

Thoughts are already turning to the next one in 2012 which will be the 10th anniversary of Sport Relief. It also promises to be even bigger and more exciting as the countdown to theLondon Olympics starts in earnest with Sport Relief . There will be plenty more surprise challenges and great TV you can be sure of that.

In the meantime, please keep the money coming in and from all the Sport Relief team can we say a huge, huge thank you for making Sport Relief 2010 the best ever.

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