Sinfield heads to sports mad Sheffield in latest challenge

Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield will bring his 7 in 7: Together challenge to South Yorkshire on Thursday 4th December on the fourth day of his epic endurance challenge in support of the MND community with the visit to Sheffield holding special significance for research to find treatment and ultimately a cure for the degenerative disease.

Sinfield has raised over £10 million with his five previous challenges for those impacted by Motor Neurone Disease, inspired by his friend and former team mate Rob Burrow. Part of that fundraising has been invested into research at University of Sheffield’s Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN).

Established in 2010, SITraN has become a leading force in neurological research, fostering breakthroughs by bringing together multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, clinicians, and patients. Their pioneering work has led to unprecedented improvements in understanding disease mechanisms, bringing new hope to millions. The ultra marathon around Sheffield will finish at SITraN.

Kevin is set to run seven ultra marathons in seven days across seven cities or regions. Again, this will include an Extra Mile event where members of the MND community will join Kev for one mile each day from 1st to 7th December 2025. Each day will be broken down into 7km blocks that Sinfield must complete inside the hour, before setting off on the next leg on the hour.

This year, Kevin and the team will visit new locations that could be overlooked by major events so the MND community in each know they are not forgotten. The name for this year’s challenge is 7 in 7: Together.

The route will start at the home of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane before visiting Abbeydale, the home of Sheffield Collegiate CC and Sheffield RUFC, then Sheffield Tigers, calling at the English Institute of Sport and passed Hillsborough.

The public are asked to come out and support the challenge as it visits towns and villages but the public are not allowed to join the run for everyone’s safety and protection.

Commenting on the latest challenge Sinfield said, “I am pleased to be coming to Sheffield this year. We went through South Yorkshire back in 2021 but it was in the middle of the night! I know that Sheffield is a sports mad city whether that is cricket as the home of Michael Vaughan and Joe Root, rugby with union and league teams, snooker or the world class training facilities, not to mention being the home to the Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. I am sure we will get a warm welcome from the people of the steel city,

“I am particularly pleased to be finishing at SITraN to shine a spotlight on the incredible work of the researchers there and the work they are doing. It is a wonderful facility and it has been our honour to contribute to that work to find treatments and ultimately hopefully a cure for MND. I am looking forward to seeing the guys there at the finish line, thanking them for what they do and together we will continue to bang the drum for the MND community,” added Sinfield.

Sheffield – 4th December

Day 4 Start

Bramall Lane

Start Time

08:40

Day 4 Finish

SITraN, University of Sheffield

Finish Time (approx.)

14:46

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Bramall Lane