Sinfield brings 7 in 7: Together Challenge to Cumbria

Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield will break new ground in his epic annual challenges on the fifth day of the 2025 challenge as he heads to the Rugby League mad region of Cumbria. 

On Friday 5^th December on the fifth day of his epic endurance challenge in support of the MND community, Sinfield will run from Workington to Whitehaven visiting rugby clubs in the region on his way and he is expecting a warm welcome. 

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 1^st to 7^th 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. Heading south from Workington, Sinfield and his team will travel through High Harrington, Moresby, Wath Brow and Egremont on their way to Whitehaven. 

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, “For me personally, this is a day I am looking forward to so much. I remember last year when we went to Hull and the reception the team and I received from the Rugby League family in that great city. Immediately we said we have to go to Cumbria in 2025. I have always been made to feel so welcome whenever I have visited.

“But there is also an important message behind our visit. There are people in areas like Cumbria living with MND who are not close to the resources and support that obviously comes with being near a city. Our theme of 7 in 7: Together is about letting those people and their loved ones know that they are not forgotten and we all stand alongside them.  I know Gary McKee did an incredible job a few years ago with his fundraising for another important cause in the region and I am delighted that Gary is going to join us at some point in the day to show us the way!” added Sinfield.

Cumbria (Workington to Whitehaven) – 5^th December

Link to day 5 route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=15qdC2X_mL3p1h8PEa6bhDqTPeAVskas&usp=sharing

Checkpoint Locations

Following the completion of Day 5 in Cumbria, Sinfield will immediately head across th order to Scotland for the penultimate ultra marathon in Dundee before returning to Yorkshire on the final day. 

Donations can be made at https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/kevin-sinfield-7-in-7-together-challenge