Bruce Yang, from West Nyack NY. Bruce did his first stair climb at the age of 7 in the mountainous region leading to his grandparents house in Taiwan.  It was a steep climb of 200 stone steps built by the mountain farmers in the 1860s. After immigrating to the United States, Bruce found the haven of grassroots sports or recreational amateur … [Read more...]

In 2009, realizing he was 50 pounds overweight and could barely run a block, David Hanley inexplicably decided to participate in one of the most grueling sports he could--stair racing!  After muddling along for a few years, he was accepted into the empire state building run-up, which lit his competitive fire and inspired him to take his training … [Read more...]

Cindy Moll-Harris from Indianapolis, Indiana, is the only 4 time women's winner of the New York Empire State Building Run-up and women's American record holder with a time of 12:45. She also runs, with a half marathon PR of 1:21. Cindy was the World Tower Running Champion Runner-up in 2011 … [Read more...]

Lisa has been a Health and Fitness Professional since 1991. She is an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Health Fitness Specialist since 1997.  She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1998 and currently works full-time as the Program Manager for Health Fitness Corporation at the J. … [Read more...]

Michael Karlin from Bethesda, MD is ranked among the top 50 male climbers in the world in towerrunning.  Michael is also the first and only American to successfully complete the German Mount Everest Stair Marathon, which is the longest endurance stair event in the world, where he climbed up and down the equivalent distance from sea level to the … [Read more...]

Jane Trahanovsky from Newport Beach, CA, made her first climb at the 63-story AON Building in LA in April 2008 at the encouragement of her brother, Mark, a world-class climber.  She completed the climb in 34:17 at the age of 51, weighing in excess of 220 pounds.  She was bitten by the stair climbing bug that day and began exercising and eating … [Read more...]

Brady Renshaw, 35 of Schaumburg, IL, is ranked among the top 10 U.S. tower climbers. He is currently the Lead Wellness Champion at Zurich North America, promoting health & wellness to all employees. He led the Zurich team to victory at Hustle Up the Hancock (HUH) in 2010, 2011 and 2012.  He recruited 100 people to the 2013 HUH team, which will … [Read more...]