An emotional Kevin Sinfield carried his good friend and former rugby teammate Rob Burrow over the end line on the Leeds Marathon.

Sinfield had pushed Leeds Rhinos legend Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, for 26.2 miles in a specifically tailored wheelchair and the pair accomplished the course collectively in entrance of a cheering crowd at Headingley Stadium.

A former rugby league participant and present coach for England, Sinfield has raised greater than £8m for MND charities, together with an Ultra 7 in 7 Challenge in November when he ran seven back-to-back ultra-marathons.

In late 2020, Sinfield ran seven marathons in seven days and in 2021 he accomplished a run of 101 miles in 24 hours.

As the pair completed the race on Sunday, Sinfield gave Burrow a kiss of affection after becoming a member of 12,500 different runners in Leeds' first marathon in 20 years.

Sinfield mentioned on Friday: "To raise money for the MND Association and the Leeds Hospitals Charity is really important, but this is also about a celebration of friendship."

Burrow, 40, spent his complete skilled profession with the Leeds Rhinos and in addition represented England and Great Britain on the nationwide stage.

He was identified a prolific scorer, nicknamed by commentators "Little Rob Burrow" due to his top, simply 5ft 5in.

Speaking in 2020 shortly after his prognosis was introduced, he mentioned that he "doesn't want people feeling sorry for me".

He added: "I'm not putting my head down and sulking, I'm just keeping positive and getting on with it."

MND is a degenerative sickness that assaults the nerve cells within the mind and spinal twine.

The majority of these identified with the situation die inside three years of detecting signs.