Eight-year-old's adorable reason for joining Leeds Santa Dash in Kevin Sinfield completes 7 in 7 Challenge

The Santa Dash took place in Headingley

Comments Best in Leeds Samuel Port 19:28, 07 Dec 2025

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An eight-year-old boy has shared the adorable reason he took part in Leeds' inaugural Santa Dash as part of the Kevin Sinfield's 7 in 7 Challenge. ‌

Around 3,000 people took part in the charity fun run in solidarity with the Leeds Rhinos legend . Sinfield has been raising even more money for motor-neurone disease in the wake of his friend Rob Burrow's death. He has raised more than £10m so far across the challenges which saw him running seven ultra marathons in seven days. ‌

Sinfield arrived at

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