Melrose Rugby Ltd - ULTRA 7IN7 CHALLENGE

On Sunday 13th November, Melrose Rugby Ltd welcomes Kevin Sinfield to the club for his first stop of the Ultra 7in7 marathon challenge and his incredible efforts to raise £777,777.

To support Kevin in raising funds and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease, Melrose Rugby will be taking on its own challenge and across the club, we plan to match Kevin’s 272.72 miles throughout the week, enabling all members of the rugby club and the broader community to take part and support by contributing to the two targets; 272.72 miles ran or walked and £2,727.20 raised.

Starting on Sunday 6th November, the challenge will be running virtually, allowing people to contribute their distance walked or ran onto a club Strava account, with all the miles completed added up each day. As a community, we aim to average 38.96 miles a day and have set a fundraising target of £2,727.20 to support raising funds for Kevin Sinfield’s Ultra 7in7 challenge and the My Names Doddie Foundation along with additional charities and initiatives that the players and club wish to support (Well’Rose Mental Health Programme and Movember).

The virtual challenge will end on Saturday 12th November at 5 pm and on Sunday 13th, the club are showing the Scotland Vs New Zealand game in the 1877 Lounge at 2.15pm followed by a Q and A with Kevin Sinfield at 5.30pm. This will be a ticketed event priced at £15 and includes food (The Haggis Box), with profits raised from the ticket sales going towards the fundraising target.

Prizes will be awarded for mileage contribution (top 3) and social media engagement throughout the week, so please ensure you log your miles and share your photos, tagging in @melroserugby (Facebook) and @MNDoddie5 (Facebook). For anyone not on Strava, not to worry...they'll be some coordinated events at the club throughout the week, so you can attend these and get the miles in, so watch this space!

Join the Strava Challenge - https://bit.ly/3zxCQZE