March of the Day 2 comes to an end at Portman Road

March of the Day 2 saw the friends, family and fans of ex-Blues striker Marcus Stewart and former Huddersfield Town player Stephen Darby complete the more than 170-mile journey which visited 25 football clubs along the way.

The march started at Wembley on Friday and, over the course of three days, participants walked to Portman Road where they arrived on Sunday evening, with fans and club owner Mark Ashton there to greet them. 

The walk was aimed at fundraising for the Darby Rimmer Foundation, a charity dedicated to motor neurone disease (MND), which Stewart and Darby began last year after both were diagnosed with the illness.

Several Blues legends joined the march (Image: Shikhar Talwar)

Marcus Stewart thanked the fans for their support (Image: Shikhar Talwar)

After completing the walk, Stewart told the crowd: "I get embarrassed when people call me their hero because you lot are my heroes. 

"I am not your hero, I was one day, but your support when I was playing for this football club was unquestionable.

"Now, I don't play for this football club, but your support is still unquestionable, and I can't thank you enough for that."

Fans gathered at Portman Road for the conclusion of the event (Image: Shikhar Talwar)

Matt Holland was also one of the players behind organising the march (Image: Shikhar Talwar) He was joined by another club legend Matt Holland, who helped organise the fundraiser as well.

Holland told the crowd: "Thank you to everyone that has turned up.

"MND is a horrible disease, and we have to do everything to fight it.

"We are going to raise awareness. We are going to raise funds. We are going to find a cure, and we are going to attack MND."

The first runners crossed the finish line about 6.45pm (Image: Shikhar Talwar)

Johnny Cracknell joined in to support Stewart (Image: Shikhar Talwar) Fans like Johnny Cracknell had also joined the former Tractor Boys in their march from Wembley and tried to use this as a way to pay tribute to Stewart. 

Mr Cracknell said: "Marcus Stewart is a personal hero as a player, and when he was diagnosed with MND, it was a shock.

"We were lucky enough to meet him last year at an MND fundraiser, so we really want to do something that can support him and this incredible charity. 

Former players joined in with fans (Image: Shikhar Talwar)

Several people joined the march for reasons close to their own hearts (Image: Shikhar Talwar) However, not all who took part in the march were there only because of Stewart.

Emma Burrows, Doughlas Hammond and Kevin Kinsey, who all completed a walk from Colchester to Ipswich, took part to pay respect to the father of the managing director at MSC who died from MND a few years ago.