What a modest guy who is surrounded by family and friends enabling him to have a great career and then raise awareness for such a cruel condition such as MND, a true champion. But in recent years has shown heroism of a very different kind through his selfless and extraordinary fundraising for. I’m running the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in May 2024 (my first marathon), so it was Kevin’s fundraising challenges, and his MND charity work, as well as his magnificent friendship with Rob that I was most interested in reading about.

This may result in small marks to the dustjacket and title page, please also bear in mind that each signature will be a little different from the one we show here. Marathons on successive days in wind and rain, run 101 miles in a day or seven ultra-marathons in a week? Our key services include home visits by our 6 MND nurses, financial assistance towards home help and the supply of specialised equipment on loan.

This would be easy to pick up for somebody who thinks sports are not for them, it isn't alienating all. at the last count, but more than that has helped bring the disease into the mainstream, has prompted people with symptoms to go to their doctor, has helped victims realise that they still have a life to lead.

The plan for our fourth challenge, the '7 in 7 in 7 Challenge' is to run 7 ultra marathons in 7 cities in 7 days with an extra mile each day that will show our support for the MND community. Leeds Hospitals Charity will benefit from 41% of the money raised to help build the Rob Burrow Centre for MND. As my first autobiography that I am reading, I can only respect this man because he seriously ran over 60km everyday for a week straight and then went for a 101 mile marathon to fund enough money for his friend and all the other people affected by MND. There were some stories which scratched a surface and didn't delve much deeper which I would have liked but there was a lot to cram in I guess. This fantastic book documents an incredibly selfless man and his growth as an individual and his recent stunning feats for Rob and many other affected by MND.Including building a specialist Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Care Centre in Leeds, to give people living with MND the best quality of life. Meeting with other sports stars suffering from MND he knew he had to do something to bring this currently terminal illness into the spotlight and keep it there.