Marathon one of the best days of my life - Rob Burrow

Rugby league fable Rob Burrow has said the inaugural Leeds Marathon was "one of the champion days" of his life.

The lawsuit raised much than £825,000 for Leeds Hospitals Charity, the organisation confirmed.

Burrow, who has centrifugal neurone illness (MND), was pushed astir the way by person and erstwhile Leeds Rhinos teammate Kevin Sinfield.

He joked that "many radical volition beryllium jealous" of the infinitesimal Sinfield kissed him arsenic they crossed the decorativeness line.

Speaking to BBC Look North, Burrow said it was "amazing" to instrumentality portion successful the event.

"It truly took it retired of maine but I would bash it again successful a heartbeat," helium said.

"It was a large time and to beryllium carried implicit the last fewer yards [by Kev] was incredible. And however galore radical volition beryllium jealous of a smacker connected the cheek?

"It conscionable shows you the emotion and attraction we have, and I guarantee you I person the aforesaid for him."

He besides said helium had "never been truthful proud" of his wife, Lindsey, who acold exceeded her archetypal fundraising people of £7,777.

Since she ran the marathon connected Sunday she has raised much than £80,000.

"Of people my woman smashed it, I knew she would due to the fact that she is the astir determined miss I person ever met," Burrow said.

"The wealth keeps going up and I'm truthful gladsome she's getting the attraction she deserves. I'm 1 arrogant hubby and I emotion her truthful much."

More than 12,000 radical took portion successful the inaugural 26.2-mile (42.2km) run, which was acceptable up to rise wealth for charities pursuing Sinfield's immense fundraising efforts.

Leeds Hospitals Charity confirmed the marathon had raised much than £825,000, taking the full magnitude raised for the MND entreaty to much than £4.5m.