The Extra Mile: The Inspirational Number One Bestseller

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Marathons on successive days in wind and rain, run 101 miles in a day or seven ultra-marathons in a week? Born in Oldham and known affectionately as 'Sir Kev', Kevin Sinfield retired in 2016 as an idol of the Leeds Rhinos' golden years and as a former England captain. He regards a soft performance as one of rugby’s worst sins but there is no relentless smashing into each other in training.

Our previous challenges have shown how much this country cares and we hope you can support us once again. Kevin Sinfield's fundraising is a poignant story of friendship and human endeavour' The Times Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023.It has been so tough - the travelling, the weather, the toll on our bodies, but you have all kept us going.

The Century list includes brand-name novelists such as James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Jewell and Katie Fforde, and we are also proud to be publishing compelling and powerful debut novels such as Wool by Hugh Howey and Until You? Kevin meets some of the people with MND he has helped and inspired along the way and speaks openly about his motivation and how he’s changed as a person. The fear that rugby could one day cease altogether as a contact sport has not been expressed before by someone of Sinfield’s standing. I particularly like the nuggets he gives on books that he likes and way that he approaches problems.As a rugby league fan I've known about Kevin Sinfield since he started his career, but he has probably come more into mainstream over his ultra running challenges to raise funds for MND and to support his friend Rob Burrow. Our key services include home visits by our 6 MND nurses, financial assistance towards home help and the supply of specialised equipment on loan.

He was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours for his efforts, along with the Freedom of Leeds and a special BBC Award for his fundraising.

Told with Sinfield's characteristic warmth, dry wit and inspirational leadership, The Extra Mile is the story of an astonishing life, of an enduring friendship, of perseverance against the most difficult of challenges, and of a remarkable, humble human being who has defied the odds. If thoughts of young people growing fat and idle in a rugby-less void is rather depressing, the reader’s mood is lifted by Sinfield’s remarkable charity work for his former team-mate Rob Burrow and the MND community.