Kevin Sinfield reveals details on latest MND challenge
The former Rugby League player aims to bring MND community together
Last updated 24th Nov 2025
Former rugby league star Kevin Sinfield will once again take on seven ultramarathons in seven days.
He'll hit the streets of the UK and Republic of Ireland this December to raise money and awareness for motor neurone disease (MND) research and treatment.
Kevin, who along with his team have already raised over £10 million with five previous challenges, is set to run seven ultra marathons in seven days across seven cities or regions.
Again, this will include an Extra Mile event where members of the MND community will join Kev for one mile each day from 1st to 7th December 2025.
Each day will be broken down into 7km blocks that Sinfield must complete inside the hour, before setting off on the next leg on the hour.
This year, Kevin and the team will visit new locations that could be overlooked by major events so the MND community in each know they are not forgotten.
The name for this year’s challenge is 7 in 7: Together.
The challenge will start on Monday 1st December - where Kevin will cover the route between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, then head to Cork for his second ultramarathon.
Day Three sees him in Swansea, while day four begins in Sheffield.
On Day Five, he’ll run from Workington to Whitehaven, before travelling to Dundee for Day Six.
The challenge will be completed as Kevin and the team return to Leeds for the first time since 2023 and the passing of Rob Burrow last year - with the challenge starting in North Yorkshire and finishing at Headingley Rugby Stadium.
Each day is divided into 7km (4.3-mile) segments, with Kevin needing to complete each one within an hour before starting the next segment on the hour.
Six MND charities will once again benefit from the challenge. The MND Association are the main beneficiary along with donations to Leeds Hospitals Charity’s support for the Rob Burrow Centre, Irish MND Association, Darby Rimmer Foundation, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and MND Scotland.
Commenting on the challenge Sinfield said:
“We have committed to doing seven annual challenges, as most people know the number seven is special to us because it is the number Rob wore.
"There are so many special memories from the previous challenges when people are so grateful that we have come to their village, town or city. With this penultimate challenge we wanted to continue that theme.
"The logistics around getting to each region in the timescale is part of our challenge but it is worth it when we receive such a warm welcome.”
Details of timings and route maps will be announced closer to the event.