Kevin Sinfield is to begin the Yorkshire leg of his attempt to run seven ultra marathons in seven days to raise money for charity on Thursday.
The rugby league star's 300-mile challenge sees him run from Edinburgh to Manchester, via Melrose, Newcastle, York, Leeds and Bradford.His former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019.
The route will largely follow the A19, passing Knayton and North Kilvington, before joining the A61 through Thirsk then back onto the A19 towards York. Once through Tadcaster he will re-join the A64 and head to Leeds where he will run past St James's Hospital and on to Leeds Beckett University, passing the Rob Burrow mural on the way.
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