Stair Climb to the Top

CLIMBING THE TOWER

At 1,108 feet, the tallest building in Los Angeles is the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Climbers will race or walk the 1,500 steps (75 stories) and take an elevator down.* Most participants will climb to the top in 20 to 45 minutes. Elite climbers will race to the top in 13 minutes or less. The course record is 9:28.





This race is tough enough without all the gear the fireman have to lug up. Pretty impressive.




The party hadn't really started when I got there, however by the time I finally got to race, most of the booths had shut down. At least the beer tent was still open. After 75 flights, I figured I deserved it.




Let them eat cake.

The Tower got more beautiful as the evening came upon us.



A View from the Top




I DID IT!!!!

I missed the climb last year but in 2007 and 2008, I ran 17:32 and 17:09 respectively. I was hoping to beat those times but came in at 17:20. It was my first race since tweaking my ankle a few months back, but still.


Here's how I stacked up next to the competition.

Runner Details	Race Results
Bib: 380 Name: Jon Danniells Gender: M Age: 43 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA	Overall: 93 out of 514 Men: 79 out of 267 M 40-49: 18 out of 54 Finish: 17:20 Pace: 57:46 Tag Time: 17:20 Gun Time: 5:05:20

Looking forward to running in Chicago and running up an even taller building, the Sear's, I mean Willis Tower. 110 Stories. Yikes