Kevin Sinfield MBE has revealed his plans to finish his series of inspiring challenges on a high as he prepares to endure his most formidable challenge yet for motor neurone disease research.
Former Leeds Rhinos star Sinfield has announced he will run seven ultra-marathons from Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to Old Trafford in Manchester, running over 60km a day for seven consecutive days. The run will start on the 13th of November and finish in time for the Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday November 19, with Sinfield set to run onto the field at half-time. The announcement comes on the 40th birthday of Rob Burrow, former teammate and friend of Sinfield, who was diagnosed with MND in December 2019, which has led to Sinfield completing several gruelling challenges since his friend's diagnosis.
The route will see him run from Murrayfield through Melrose, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York, Leeds and Bradford before reaching the theatre of dreams seven days later. The former Leeds Rhinos legend has already tackled the 7 marathons in 7 days challenge, which raised £2.7m in December 2020, and most recently, he ran 101 miles from Leicester Tigers' Welford Road home to Leeds' Headingley ground in 24 hours, raising a further £2m in donations.
