‘Speedo Mick’ is walking 1,000 miles in his trunks for charity
A MAN famous for attending Premier League football matches wearing Speedos is aiming to raise £100,000 by walking 1,000 miles in just his swimming gear.
Liverpudlian Michael Cullen, who is better known as Speedo Mick, is walking from John o’ Groats to Land’s End throughout December and January.
He is raising money for community projects for disadvantaged young people.
“It’s been absolutely phenomenal,” Mr Cullen, 55, said.
“I’ve paid for one hotel and every place that I end up at somebody’s put me up, given me some food, given me a bed to sleep in.
“Everybody’s beeping, it’s just beep, beep, beep in the cars. It just makes everybody smile. There’s just something beautiful about it.”
Mr Cullen first earned the nickname Speedo Mick after swimming the English Channel for charity in his trunks five years ago – then turning up to Everton’s Goodison Park ground in the same outfit to raise money.
Since then he has done a number of charity walks in his trademark swimming gear and continues to don the Speedos whenever he goes to Everton matches to raise more money.
As of Monday night, Mr Cullen had walked 350 miles and raised £57,000 – surpassing his original £50,000 target less than halfway into the project. He has now increased it to £100,000.
He is taking what he describes as a zigzag route and has already experienced picturesque Highland countryside, swimming in a loch and even having a close encounter with a deer.