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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

‘A run for a mate’: Kevin Sinfield’s seven ultramarathons in seven days

Kevin Sinfield running
Kevin Sinfield on day two of the Ultra 7 in 7 Challenge, from Melrose to Otterburn. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PA

“This is a sponsored run,” said Kevin Sinfield of what seems to most people an unimaginable, surely superhuman challenge – running seven ultramarathons in seven days. “In my own mind this is a run for a mate, with other mates.”

Sinfield, one of the greatest players in rugby league history, has just completed day two of what will be about 275 miles of running to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) charities.

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