Running Up the Stairs

Two Austrians won the Empire State Building Run Up held yesterday: Rudolf Reitberger finished in 10 minutes, 37 seconds to place first in the men's division and Andrea Mayr set the women's record in 12:08. The Empire State Building has 1,576 steps in its 86 floors.
With 117 people competing, it was 92 year old Italian lounge pianist, Chico Scimone, who stole Gothamist's heart: Scimone told Newsday, "Having a woman is also good training." And for the record, Scimone, who lives in Sicily, has a 32 year old girlfriend. Damn! He finished in just over 43 minutes. Scimone added, "A lot of people ask me, do you see a doctor? I have one checkup a year: If I get to the top of the Empire State Building, I'm OK."

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By Jen Chung in News on February 4, 2004 10:10 AM

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Henri Alho

Good Day !!!

Id like to have a little information to this run.

How much it is cost and how to get there ?

T: Runner, Henri Alho from finland

Jen

Thanks nikk - I'm prone to typos and dyslexia it seems.

nikk

Gothamist, should the second word read "Austrians"? I fat-finger from time to time, so my eyes have trained themselves to go straight to the typos.

Keep up the great work, loves.

Adam

With 117 people competing, wouldn't that get awfully crowded on the stairs? Is there room for passing? Do they start in waves? None of the stories mentioned the logistics of such a race.