An exhausted West Cumbrian Crossfit gym owner has just flipped a 100kg tyre from Egremont to Workington to raise money for charity.

Bill Moore, 51, co-owner and coach at Crossfit Stormbreaker, in Salterbeck, has pushed himself to the limit covering around 22km over three days.

And after virtually wearing out the skin on his hands and knees, Bill completed his mammoth challenge on Sunday and is just narrowly short of his £2,000 crowdfunding target.

All money raised is to be split between three causes close to Egremont-born Bill’s heart.

The first 40 per cent is for veterans from the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, his former regiment who hold an informal annual reunion. Some of the older, more infirm members have difficulty in reaching the event and/or staying so money will go towards transport and suitable accommodation.

Another 40 per cent will also be raised to pass on to the company that looks after the cyclepaths, Sustrans, to say thank you for giving permission for the challenge to take place.

And lastly, 20 per cent of the money will also go to Crossfit Stormbreaker to help bolster equipment levels.

“We do tyre flips all the time at the gym but never this kind of distance,” said Bill. “We normally go around 400m at the most. So this was awful!

“About 30 minutes in I realised the enormity of the task I had taken on. On Friday it was so hot and I ran out of water at around Moor Row and it just got worse. But then people started to come along and bring water.

“It was a hard slog and the lifts never got any easier but I had good company. My best friend was with me throughout and members from the gym came along regularly.”

At the end, his co-owner at Crossfit Stormbreaker Kate Jarvis, had organised a welcome party, with Bill’s partner and son, along with gym members and supporters.

He added: “When I came around the corner to finish it was nice to see everyone there, I wasn’t expecting it.”

Each flip of the tyre covered around two metres and in total Bill competed around 8,500 flips on his journey. And it took him just over 30 hours, with around 108 flips an hour.

To donate go to: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bill-moore