Organisers say the run was to 'celebrate the life of a true rugby league legend and inspiration'.
Two-time boxing world champion Josh Warrington joined fellow runners for Friday's run in tribute to Rob BurrowThe former Leeds Rhinos player, who had lived with motor neurone disease since being diagnosed in late 2019, died on Sunday, aged 41.
The route of the run was seven miles long, in tribute to the shirt number Burrow wore when playing for Leeds RhinosJohn McLaughlin, who came up with the route, said the shape had first come to him after he signed up for the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon last year. Leeds' two-time boxing world champion Josh Warrington was one of those taking part in the tribute, wearing blue and amber Leeds Rhinos colours."We've all been hit massively by the sad loss of Rob and it only felt right to do something this week to be impactful, visual and important," he said.
"I was devastated with his passing, so I thought I'd come down and show my support with everybody else."
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