Nathan's Stones Ultra. A 7 in 7 challenge for MND

Coming from the rugby community, the impact of MND has been in all players and clubs minds.

Taking the long distance running I've done in the past, and the strength training I have done mainly for rugby, I wanted to do something to support the charities that do amazing work in researching and supporting MND research, and people and families affected.

Working with my coach, Chloe Brennan - one of the world's strongest women and an inspirational athlete -  we came up with an idea that combined the long distance running with the strongman (and especially Scottish strongman) event of Natural Stone Lifting.  So the idea of the Stone Ultra was born.

Between 2nd and 8th June 2025, I will lift 7 natural stones in 7 days (7 for Rob Burrow's playing number), complete 50k after each stone lift (the 5 representing Doddie Weir's playing number) with the aim of raising £4000 for each charity (4 being Ed Slater's playing number).  As much as possible (other than when the roads aren't safe to do so) I will start my run at the stone I am lifting that day, and on as many days as possible (3 or 4) finish at the stone I will be lifting the next day unless distances are too far.  

All the charities do amazing work and I couldn't decide how to split this in any way other than 25% for each charity as they are all doing brilliant work.  The more I can raise, the more they can do!  The charities are:

Leeds Hospitals Charity - supporting the continued fundraising for supporting the work done at the  Rob Burrow Centre for MND.

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation - Fund research into the causes of MND and potential treatments, and also supporting families affected by MND

MNDA - support people living with MND across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and also funding cutting edge research

4 Ed - supports individuals and families across the United Kingdom who are living with MND and the financial pressures it brings.

Thank you for any support you can give!