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

Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over the line at Leeds Marathon

Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield during the 2023 Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon
Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £8m with challenges including running seven ultramarathons in seven days. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

For Kevin Sinfield it was “a celebration of friendship” as he and more than 12,000 others completed the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on Sunday.

Of course Sinfield, who has become known for challenges many would see as mad or superhuman, was not just running – he was also pushing his friend Burrow, who has motor neurone disease (MND), in a specially adapted wheelchair for the full 26.2 miles.

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