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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8
Kevin Sinfield Announces 7th MND Ultramarathon Across 12 Super League Grounds
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8

Kevin Sinfield Announces 7th MND Ultramarathon Across 12 Super League Grounds

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8

Summary

  • 7 in 7: The Grand Finale will send Kevin Sinfield from Hull to Manchester between 27 September and 3 October, with the former rugby league star running at least 45km each day.
  • The seven-day route will visit all 12 English Super League grounds and finish at Old Trafford before the Super League Grand Final, with a stop near Rob Burrow’s home in Pontefract.
  • Funds from the challenge will be split among six MND-related charities, and each day will include one-mile sections for people affected by motor neurone disease to join him.
  • Sinfield, 45, has raised more than £11 million for MND causes since 2020, driven by support for Burrow, his former Leeds Rhinos teammate who died in June 2024.

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