Saddleworth's Kevin Sinfield sets off on 101-mile 24-hour charity run

The rugby league legend, who is now defence coach at rugby union club Leicester, is running the 101 miles from the Tigers' Welford Road ground to Leed Rhinos' Headlingly, where he captained the club, in 24 hours.

The journey, which is being be split into 7km segments, was originally planned to cover 100 miles but the actual distance is 101 with Sinfield once again proving he will always go the extra mile for his former teammate Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019.

Money raised from the run will be divided between the MND Association and the Leeds Hospitals Charity appeal to build a new care centre in Leeds that will bear the name of the former Great Britain number seven.

Sinfield was given a send-off by the Coldstream Guards and received good-luck messages from Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Mo Farah as well as Burrow, who aims to be at the finishing line on Tuesday.

Sinfield, 41, is in regular contact with his old team-mate and admits he will be in his thoughts throughout the run.

"That's what teams do, we stick together," he said. "We still look after each other, that's the great thing about rugby.

"I've said it before, when someone is in a bit of bother, a bit of strife, the Batman sign goes up and the group will come, that's probably the strength of that group of players.

"That's rugby, isn't it? Perhaps not all teams have it but ours did."

In December 2020, Sinfield led a team that raised over £2.7m by running seven marathons in seven days and has already smashed through his initial target of £100,000 for his latest challenge.

As Sinfield set off on his second leg, his giveasyoulive page reached just short of £200,000 and he insists that, despite a lack of sleep, he will complete the challenge.

"I'm prepared to keep going," he said.

"I don't know how long my knees will hold up, but he's a mate and he'd do it for me."