ago, his former leeds rhinos team mate kevin sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. used to be a 32 waist! i hope that s comfortable enough. the latest, and by far the hardest, seven ultra marathons in seven days a total of 300 miles. it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. former international doddy weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i can t wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. we didn t expect this at all, to have doddy here and cathy. it s been a big build up, but we are on the way now. we are going to send kevin- on his way with a massive cheer in three, two, one. off you go, kevin! there he goes, ladies and gentlemen! wearing the number seven, in honour of his great friend rob burrow. - ahead of the team, a 40 mile run through the scottish borders. the expertise of the support group was vital from the early stages. thanks for coming, everybody. p
kevin is a beacon of hope, - that s what he is, to a lot of us. you know, he s doing his best, for his mate rob as well, - along with his mates who are running with him, so the awareness- is happening at the moment. it is great. the timing of it, he does not do it very often - but when he does, it is big. so hopefully that will be the right way for him. i the final leg, and on their last legs, but they have done it. murrayfield to manchester, 300 miles. and onto the old trafford pitch during the rugby league world cup final, to a rousing reception. cheering kevin, you have done seven ultramarathons in seven days. you said you were just going for a run for a mate. what kept you going?
collected, every cheer. cheering ..the message spread. i just want to thank everybody. cheering arriving in york left kevin s former team mate jamie peacock lost for words. how was your day? yeah, it s been epic. just really humbling, i think, to be part of this. so, yeah. and the reception? yes, i mjusta bit. day six. the penultimate day saw the team arrive at headingley, the leeds rhinos ground, and a welcome home from rob himself. applause
for november, in scotland, we didn t expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace is running out, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but he has got the strongest muscle up here, which makes the job a bit easier. the first night was spent at doddy s hometown rugby club melrose. crowd s amazing again, isn t it? it s nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl who is with us, that was their club. so, yes, very nice. thank you for coming down. cheering thank you very much. not sure about the shirt!
crowd s amazing again, isn t it? it s nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl who is with us, that was their club. so, yes, very nice. thank you for coming down. cheering thank you very much. not sure about the shirt! everybody that has been out on the road was absolutely amazing, to come out and supporters, it has been incredible. across the border and into england, crowds were growing, both in size and volume as the news of his exploits spread. cheering 280 miles in a week. what would that be like? faster than i can run! like going to blackpool or something. - supporters from the roadside and on the road, before olympic runner steve cram was among those who joined the runners.