Run-up

The 34th annual Empire State Building Run-up turns what is normally a less than one-minute elevator ride to the 86th floor into a 1,576-step test of mettle.

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Flights of stairs racers climb in the Empire State Building Run-up

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The second NACT event moves to the shores of Lake Sammamish this year, trading in the 80-meter Knapp-time Run-up for a sandy beach section that is just as long.

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The classic, of course, is the Empire State Building Run-up.

Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010

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The 31st Annual Empire State Building Run-up kicks off in just a couple of hours.

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Cheney is a Main Player in the Run-up to the Iraq War.

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The Times Continues to Understate the Influence of Feith's "Gestapo Office" in the Run-up to War 2006

Run-up to the golden cheerio and he gets landed with this.

Set in Darkness Rankin, Ian 2000

The annual Empire State Building Run-up, being held Wednesday night, is a grueling-even-for-the-elite-athletes trek from the lobby to the observation deck, floor by floor, up 1,576 steps.

SI.com 2012