Overview
- On Friday, Kevin Sinfield completed the Workington-to-Whitehaven stage in Cumbria, part of seven ultramarathons in seven days across the UK and Ireland.
- Donations have exceeded the £777,777 target, with reports ranging from roughly £780,000 to about £813,000 by late Friday.
- England rugby head coach Steve Borthwick, who is from Carlisle, joined sections of Day 5 as large crowds and local groups lined the route.
- The challenge uses hourly 7km blocks and includes a daily "Extra Mile" so people affected by MND and their carers can participate.
- Funds will be split among six charities, including the MND Association, Leeds Hospitals Charity’s Rob Burrow Centre and the My Name’s Doddie Foundation, with a Carnoustie-to-Dundee leg on Saturday and a Headingley finish on Sunday.