RUGBY LEAGUE icon Kevin Sinfield is on the road once again for another challenge.
RU’s skills and kicking coach is into his sixth physical challenge in the name of former Leeds Rhinos team-mate and good pal
Kevin Sinfield greets Marcus Stewart on day one at Portman RoadCredit: PA
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Burrow with motor neurone disease in June 2024.
Since his retirement, Sinfield has become a prominent fundraiser for charities associated with .
He has already raised over £10million for research into the disease.
Sinfield has revealed his after his feats became known in Australia.
He said: “It would be great to do something in Australia at some point.
“Clearly, I’m due to be out there for the Rugby World Cup in two years and it’d be great to combine forces on something, whether it be a dinner or a run or something where we can raise funds for MND in Australia and be a part of that.
“I know there’s a lot of communication between different nations, but probably more from Australia than anywhere else.
“There’s a big symposium in San Diego from December 5-7, but certainly with Australia and the NRL, they’re fully aware.
“And when we finished challenge three at the Rugby League World Cup final in 2022, Australia’s coach Mal Meninga stopped and had a chat with us about what was going on.
“They’re fully aware of it.”
Kevin Sinfield is running seven routes over seven daysCredit: PA
What is Kevin Sinfield’s Ultra Marathon challenge?
The challenge is also known as 7 in 7.
Sinfield is running 7 routes in the UK and Ireland over 7 days.
He will run an ultramarathon of at least 45km each day in bursts of 7km.
When talking about the support he has received during his fundraising, Sinfield said: “We’ve been fortunate enough to have Jason Kenny, Laura Kenny, Paul Scholes, Stuart Broad, so many inspirational sports people join us at different points.
“However, it’s those that are part of the team that know me the best that are able to provide the funniest moments and the most caring moments for me because they’re the people I’m with 24-7 for that week.
“At 5am every day, Darrel’s making me a cup of coffee and he becomes my wife for the week if you like.
“He looks after me and he makes sure everything I need is there, but the whole team is the best I’ve been a part of.
“And when I finish, the biggest feeling is normally relief because I don’t want to let anybody down.
“Then happiness, feeling happy that we’ve been able to pull the MND community together again and provide some hope and understanding that an amount of money has been raised that we hand over to the charities to say, please work together and do your best to find a cure.
“But also do your best to look after families who are living with MND now.”
Each day is in honour of a local personality who has championed the cause, like Kevin.
The first stretch is dedicated to Ipswich Town striker , who lives with the condition.
On his first day, while running in Ipswich, Sinfield was met by at the finish.
George Burley is a former Ipswich Town player and manager and, similarly to Kevin Sinfield, is very involved with charity work.
He is a patron for Cancer Support Suffolk.
Burley decided to get involved after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Now that he has the all-clear, his work mainly focuses on raising awareness and supporting cancer patients and their families in the Suffolk area.
What is Kevin Sinfield’s route?
Sinfield will be running from Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich Town’s Portman Road stadium, then heading on to Cork, Swansea, Sheffield, Cumbria and Dundee before finishing in Leeds.
The challenge started Monday, December 1, when Sinfield and his team ran from Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich.
On Tuesday, December 2, Kevin goes to Ireland.
This portion of the challenge will take place in Cork.
On Wednesday, December 3, he goes to Swansea, Wales.
The next day of the 7 in 7 challenge sees Sinfield go back to England to do an ultra-marathon in Sheffield.
On December 5, he and his team will go to Cumbria and run from Workington to Whitehaven.
On December 6, Sinfield goes to Scotland and does 45km from Carnoustie to Dundee.
The last day has Kevin running from North Yorkshire and finishing in Leeds.
How to donate
Kevin Sinfield and his team are raising money for the following brilliant charities:
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
- My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
- MND Scotland
- Leeds Hospitals Charity
- The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation
You can donate to Kevin Sinfield – 7 in 7: Together via their dedicated page .
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