As such, entrants are encouraged to raise money for a charity of their choice, or for one of our partner charities. However, we recognise that many participants will have their own reasons for taking part. The event will be held in support of the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Appeal as well as the MND Association. This is an event that truly is for everyone, so whether you are an experienced runner or have never thought about running an event before, we welcome all abilities to join us in 2024 for this very special event. The 2023 Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon saw over 10,000 participants take the street of Leeds, taking in some of the city's most scenic countryside and outer suburbs, the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon will be a fitting tribute to the city that launched Rob’s career and which he calls home. Since then, Rob and his family have campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness and funds to support other families living with MND. Who at the NYRR.Join us in 2024 for the first Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon.įormer Leeds Rhinos player Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019. This is coming from an avid fan of running.

No mater how it is advertised as “An event with thousands of different stories” it only disrupts traffic and people’s schedules to have it go on for hours and hours until it is over. I think that these races have to stop trying to have more and more runners. I heard it is to accommodate more runners.

I don’t know why it was so dramatically changed from the course it had in which the runners go around Central Park then down 7th Avenue and turn west at 42nd Street and down the West Side Highway to the Wall Street area. I think that next year or not much more than in another two years the course will be changed even another time. It will go through some obscure streets in lower Manhattan and it is really odd that it starts in Brooklyn never mind that the FDR drive has to be closed for hours for this event. The New York Road Runners Org has chosen such a strange course for this year’s NYC half marathon.

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