Oakbrook was something new for me, a power hour: One hour of all the climbs of a building that i could muster. I woke up a bit earlier than i needed to; i always get nerves before a race! I made a banana & dark cherry smoothie for some energy, and threw in a little coffee. Nice mix, tasty! Alex and i went to the race, checked in, i got … [Read more...]
Big D and Aon Chicago Through the Eyes of One Crazy Mofo
February 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
4 ascents , 2 buildings, 2 races, 1 weekend and 1 stair addict crazy enough to do both. The weekend of the 26th - 27th of January sported two awesome climbing races. The first was the "Big D" Climb in Dallas Texas, a 52 story, 1040 step race for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 1268 folks entered the race, 1051 finished. Our … [Read more...]
2013 USA Championship Race Confirmed!
February 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
It's official! Our first annual USA championship stair race will be held on March 2nd, 2013 in Las Vegas Nevada, in the Stratosphere Tower! The American Lung Association brokered the deal with the Stratosphere folks to have this special invitation only race for the top 50 male and female climbers in the USA. Other people can of course race or … [Read more...]
2013 Portland Climb
February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The "Big Pink" tower turned out to be no match for the X Gym team from Seattle this year. Our small, rag-tag team of 7 ended up hogging all the medals once again. There were different length climbs, so we had to be strategic in our placement and selection of who ran what. Beverly grant won the 20 floor sprint (including dudes). I (PJ) won … [Read more...]
New 24 Hour World Record Set!
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We did it! Our team smashed our own goals, even though we felt like we might have set them too high: 123,480 steps climbed (Goal 100,000) 76,440 vertical feet (Goal 75,000) 5,880 floors (Goal 5,000) We did this climb relay style, taking turns, so there was always someone in the stairwell at any given moment, unless they were in the elevator … [Read more...]
Download Your Own TTSD Poster!
December 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Be a part of the movement! Just click the "DOWNLOAD POSTER" link below to download and print your own National Take The Stairs Day poster for display in the following places: At the bottom of the "UP" escalator. In the elevators.* In your stairwell (outside and inside the doors).* In your office (best by the exit doors).* On the … [Read more...]
2012 WaMu (aka 1201 3rd Ave) Tower Race Results
December 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
X Gym smoked the 56 floor WaMu race again! Fastest male Fastest female Fastest gym Fastest team and fastest relay team That's all the categories they had. :o Check out the gap between our team and the 2nd place team. Same with the relay team (who set a new course record). Crossfit teams were there too, but they didn't list … [Read more...]
