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Oak Harbor sailor to flip tire for veterans

Published 4:55 pm Friday, November 21, 2014

Michael McCastle flips a 250-pound tire during a workout. He plans on performing the feat of strength Dec. 20 to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Michael McCastle flips a 250-pound tire during a workout. He plans on performing the feat of strength Dec. 20 to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.

The Navy man who attempted to break a Guinness world pullup record in July has a new challenge on the horizon.

Michael McCastle, who completed 3,202 pullups before being hospitalized, will flip a 250-pound tractor tire 13 miles Dec. 20 to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

“Being in the military, it’s something I’m passionate about,” said McCastle who works as an air traffic controller at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. “I hope to simply bring awareness to the Wounded Warrior Project and their mission while testing my physical endurance, mental resolve and limits to my soul.”

His last fundraiser, where he aimed to break the pullup record of Navy SEAL David Goggins, pulled in more than $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. It took Goggins three attempts to break the previous record and complete 4,030 pullups in 24 hours.

While McCastle will be taking donations for this event, he said the priority is to raise “a certain level of awareness” instead of meeting a fundraising goal.

McCastle’s course will be within Oak Harbor.

For details, visit https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/mikemccastle.

 

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