TWTD Message Boarder Stickymockwell, real name Tom Watkins, spent Friday and Saturday cycling from Portman Road to the game at Leicester to raise funds for the Text Ellis campaign. He told us why he did it, how it went and how the bruises are settling down.
First and foremost the reason why I and fellow TWTD poster Throbbe, who joined me on Saturday, did this is that there is a lad that really needs help. I love a challenge but what it's really about is helping Richard Page's amazing effort to raise the cash to find a cure for his son, Ellis.
I love that fact that I'm a part of TWTD that has shown such generosity to a fellow football fan who needs help. If every Championship team had raised the same amount of money we did then they would reach their target without any other donations needed.
To be honest, the experience of cycling to Leicester all feels a bit surreal at the moment. I wasn't prepared for how hard it was going to be or how many hills there are in Suffolk. Whoever claims Suffolk is flat has never biked through the villages between Hadleigh and Cambridge.
I was seriously held up by having to read a map, failing to read a map and eventually going the wrong way. I had hilarious tweets in my head thinking I was going to ride through Six Mile Bottom and Stow-Cum-Quy but alas I ended up going into Cambridge the wrong way.
It was quite disheartening biking in the dark not really knowing how far I had left which really was the most unpleasant experience of the whole thing. My total mileage on the first day was 97 miles, which I did in 12 hours.
I couldn’t hold the pen when I got to reception at the hotel. My hand wouldn’t clasp it! The receptionist had to fill in my address for me. And I had two massive bruises on my bum.
The next day I had the pleasure of riding with Throbbe who is an absolute gem. He helped me through the pain barrier and although the first 30 miles was all blooming uphill, we did it in a very respectable time of four hours. I'm not ashamed to admit that I had to walk a hill or two.
The bruises have turned to swollen lumps and my bum has changed shape. It used to be round and now it’s flat!
Strangely, the most painful things are my wrists and hands as everything else is recovering. I'm unable to still clasp a pen or even butter my toast in the morning. I think I must have been gripping the handle bars harder than needed.
The reaction we've had has been amazing and I'm very proud of our efforts. The ride has so far added around £1,500 to the £2,800 raised when Leicester played here earlier in the season.
If you still want to sponsor me can you please go to https://www.justgiving.com/textellis and put either ITFC, Stickymockwell or Tom in the comments box just so we know how much we've raised.