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?
i know you are all stood side to side with us, just like we tried to do for rob. he is in the family. our team can t thank you enough for the support and awareness we ve created, the money we have raised. i m sure there have been a fewjokes on things along the way and a few tales told, but we have been watching and are incredibly proud of them. for them to do this challenge, it isjust mind blowing. cheering he is in touch with kevin all the time. in touch with his machine. he has been sending in lovely messages, you know, keep it going, mate. it is unbelievable, the friendship between them. it is fantastic. everybody needs a friend like kevin.
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
cold? by day three, the weather, which had been kind so far, changed, with an amber warning for rain. but if kevin wasn t bothered, nor were the crowds. we have run out already, haven t we? brilliant! we gave him some support. he is doing a grand job. it s fantastic what he s done, i and it s also raising awareness as well for this disease, | and it is nice that we are here to applaud him. he needs to come back down - by the morning again, doesn t he? as kev counted down the miles, his support team were
counting the calories. he was burning nearly four times the daily amount. having a nutritionist on your case, you know, there were a few times when he was breathing down your neck. this time, he has got what we are trying to do and he understands it, and he has been signalling back to the car to say, i am top of the classic micro he is doing fantastic, doing it without prompting almost. at each stop, the team invited someone whose life is affected by mnd to bang the drum. that was the point, raising awareness as well as money. seven beats. seven was rob s shirt number, and the theme of the week. many people said during a week that kevin is a machine, but a machine does not have a heart. it s great to meet kev. it s amazing what he s doing for all of those living with mnd. catherine was diagnosed 8.5 years ago, and at that point, unless you are actually affected by it, you have probably-