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Tindall Backs Long in Sahara MND Marathon

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Mike Tindall supports old rugby teammate Andy Long in his grueling Marathon des Sables challenge, raising funds for motor neurone disease charity Challenging MND. The race spans 250 kilometers over nine days in the Sahara Desert, with Tindall highlighting the deep connection between rugby and MND, as six new UK diagnoses occur daily, affecting over five thousand adults. Long emphasizes the challenges insignificance compared to daily MND struggles, while Tindalls recent bike fundraiser for MND patient Ed Slater showcases the sports unity in fighting the disease. All eyes are on Long as he tackles the desert.

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Tindall Backs Long in Sahara MND Marathon

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Tindall Backs Long in Sahara MND Marathon. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 7th. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI, your front row to the latest buzz. I'm Cory with the story. Mike Tindall just hit social media to back his old England rugby teammate Andy Long, who's diving into the marathon-day sables to raise 75. Thousand pounds for the motor neuron disease charity, Challenging M&D. This beast of a race covers 250 kilometers over 9 days in 6 stages, all self-supported in the scorching Sahara Desert of Morocco. Tindall called it brutal, like chaining marathons in the heat, topping 45 degrees Celsius, and urge folks to chip in since M&D hits close to. Rudby's heart. Links between the sport and the disease run deep, with six new UK diagnoses daily affecting over 5,000 adults, and no cure in Sayet. Long says testing his limits pales next to daily M&D struggles, while Tindall fresh off captaining a 45 mile bike one razor for fellow Rudby. M&D patient, Ed Slater, shows the game's united front against it.

Eyes on long crushing that desert.

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