A woman is running across the Irish sea in a giant inflatable ball

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Blathnaid Healy
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LONDON -- A British TV presenter is trying to cross the Irish sea between Northern Ireland and Scotland in a zorb.

BBC Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell has spent hours preparing to run the 34.8 km distance between Donaghadee in Northern Ireland and Portpatrick in Scotland, which will take her 14 very tiring hours to complete.

Russell is taking on the unusual challenge in a contraption named "Bobby" -- that looks a little like a hamster wheel -- in aid of Sport Relief.

The presenter, who's been dubbed the wave runner, started her journey at 6:30 a.m. just as dawn was breaking in Northern Ireland in the specially constructed zorb.

Wooooo. Go go @Linds_bluepeter! Awesome work! @sportrelief @cbbc @CBBC_Hacker pic.twitter.com/Hqx8TSmzJr— Jenny Rose Lawrence (@roselawrence) 25 February 2016

Into The Light: @Linds_bluepeter @sportrelief pic.twitter.com/F6n3PrQcU3— Greg Whyte OBE (@gpwhyte) 25 February 2016

She caught a beautiful sunrise en route.

Absolutely beautiful sunrise for @Linds_bluepeter #Waverunner @cbbc https://t.co/K3W20dwA3y pic.twitter.com/ZZK9zA0NmH— Sport Relief (@sportrelief) 25 February 2016

And has already faced some tough conditions.

One word - choppy! The #Waverunner is go across the Irish Sea @Linds_bluepeter #SR16 @cbbc pic.twitter.com/pNaGBE2GIB— Sport Relief (@sportrelief) 25 February 2016

Zorb on!

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