Running: German, Australian win NYC's Empire State Run-Up
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Thomas Dold of Germany and Suzy Walsham of Singapore have repeated as winners of the Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City.
In his fourth consecutive victory, the 24-year-old Dold raced up the 86 flights in 10 minutes, 7 seconds, beating his previous best by one second. The course record is 9:33, set by Paul Crake in 2003.
The 35-year-old Walsham, a native of Australia, earned her third consecutive win. She climbed the 1,576 steps in 13 minutes, 27 seconds, despite a fall before entering the stairwell.
The event is one of the world's premier tower races, beginning with a mad dash in the lobby and finishing on the observation deck.
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