'For a mate, with mates' Sinfield to run seven ultramarathons in seven days for MND charity
The Guardian|November 15, 2022
'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."
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'For a mate, with mates' Sinfield to run seven ultramarathons in seven days for MND charity

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 and awareness for motor neurone disease (MND).

It is his third mad challenge in as many years. In 2020 Sinfield ran seven marathons in seven days to raise money and awareness in honour of his friend and former team mate Rob Burrow, who is now in the grip of the disease.

"Just because you've finished playing doesn't mean you stop being that teammate. You try to help," he told the Guardian.

"All Rob's former teammates have played their part and done their own bit. This is an extension of that, I'm just trying to do my little bit too."

Burrow wore the number 7 shirt for Leeds and the initial goal was to raise £777,777. In the first year, more than £2.5m was raised. The year after, Sinfield ran 101 miles in just 24 hours, bringing the total he has raised for the cause to more than £5m.

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