Kevin Sinfield completes MND fundraising ultra-marathon challenge
The 43-year-old has finished his gruelling ‘7 in 7 in 7’ ultra-marathon challenge.
The 43-year-old has finished his gruelling ‘7 in 7 in 7’ ultra-marathon challenge.
The former rugby league star has set a target of raising £777,777.
Having been in Dublin on Tuesday, Sinfield returned to the English south coast to set off on the latest leg of his gruelling schedule.
The 43-year-old is running an ultra-marathon every day for seven days in seven cities around Britain and Ireland.
A RUNNER from Guernsey will be joining rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield as he takes on his fourth epic running challenge to raise money to combat Motor Neurone Disease.
Sinfield braved driving rain in Edinburgh on a route which concluded at Murrayfield Stadium, graced so often by Weir who died in November last year.
The former Leeds Rhinos star is running seven ultra marathons in as many days.
The former Leeds Rhinos star is planning to run seven ultra-marathons in seven days.
Sinfield’s latest quest will take him from Leeds to York Minster on the opening day before six more back-to-back runs.
Sinfield will again take on seven ultra marathons in seven days.
The late international rugby player set up the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation following his diagnosis in 2016.
The former Leeds Rhino player has undertaken several other physical challenges over the last few years and raised £13million.
The findings claim that by slowing down the body’s biological ageing processes, it may be possible to reduce or delay the onset of disease.
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club players will wear Weir’s blue and yellow tartan in his honour.
The former Leeds Rhinos rugby league team-mates have raised over £8million for motor neurone disease charities since Burrow’s diagnosis in 2019.