Overview
- He completed seven ultramarathons, each at least 28 miles, across the UK and Ireland and finished at Leeds’ Headingley Stadium on Sunday.
- This latest challenge has brought in about £1.15m–£1.3m, comfortably exceeding a £777,777 target set in tribute to Burrow’s shirt number.
- Organisers say the funds will be shared among the MNDA, Irish MNDA, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, MND Scotland, Leeds Hospitals Charity and the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.
- The Prince of Wales hailed the effort as “truly inspiring,” as an online petition calling for a knighthood for Sinfield neared 50,000 signatures.
- Public support lined the route, including a Leeds Santa Dash, with Jonny Brownlee, Josh Warrington and England head coach Steve Borthwick joining stages of the run.