NEW YORK | The Empire State Building | 1,472' Pinnacle | 103 FLOORS | 1931 - Page 60

NYC4Life · #**1181** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 5:59 PM**

9:12 AM
Runners On Their Marks For Empire State Building Run
By: NY1 News

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stori...e-building-run

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Hundreds of runners are getting ready to take their fitness to another level at one of the city's most iconic landmarks.

The 36th annual Empire State Building Run-up takes place tonight.

More than 600 competitors will have to climb more than 1,500 stairs as they race to the observation deck on the 86th floor.

Among those taking part are defending champ Thomas Dold of Germany, who is looking for his eighth straight victory.

NY1's Pat Kiernan and Jamie Shupak will be among those taking part.

The race is organized by the New York Road Runners club.

CarlosV · #**1182** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 10:06 PM**

DSC_0022 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

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ESB Super Bowl XLVII by Ceva321, on Flickr

THE BIG APPLE · #**1183** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 12:07 AM**

If I can run up from the 1st floor to the 4th floor of a building in half a minute (appox. 30 sec) Then that's 8 floors in a minute. So that's 80 floors in 10 minutes, and the 6 extra floors would be 45 secs. So 10 minutes and 45 secs it would take me to run 86 floors (with water). The current record is 9 minutes and 33 secs. I better start training. First I'll start in Harlem and run across Central Park.

CarlosV · #**1184** Posted **Feb 9, 2013, 12:35 PM**

first blizzard of 2013...

20130209_071616 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

NYguy · #**1185** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 11:43 PM**

Anthony Quintano

NYguy · #**1186** Posted **Feb 14, 2013, 4:01 PM**

Gordon Lew

hellogeri

NYguy · #**1187** Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 7:46 PM**

cobravictor

DURKEY427 · #**1188** Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 8:23 PM**

^ I cant belive how much i adore old New York. Beatuiful !!!

DURKEY427 · #**1189** Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

not quite....here

7955216886_1cae304f64_h copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

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baby you've come a long way...LIC circa 1960

lic1960 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

Id say thats October-December 1962 if you want to be exact. Out comes the nerdiness in me by there

NYguy · #**1190** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 9:08 AM**

GarethA

MolsonExport · #**1191** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 12:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

cobravictor

S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G!

nothing beats NYC shots from the 1910s-early 1960s. Esp the financial district pyramid of spires. Singular achievement.

Rico Rommheim · #**1192** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 2:36 PM**

Can we all agree and say that this is the best skyline humanity has ever built? I mean, come one.

MolsonExport · #**1193** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 4:26 PM**

The best skylines in world history, and forever more, are the 1930s-early 1960s skylines of downtown and midtown Manhattan, respectively.

Eralsoto @flikr

fapfapfap....

NYguy · #**1194** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Can we all agree and say that this is the best skyline humanity has ever built? I mean, come one.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8...a7160f56_h.jpg

That shot almost brings tears to my eyes. I don't think there is another skyscraper as synonymous with it's city as the Empire State is. And the way the sparkles around it, classic.

But yeah, Downtown and Midtown, so impressive, even then.

cobravictor