The annual Empire State Building Run-Up saw runners starting at the bottom floor lobby and racing up 86 floors 🏃
The iconic New York landmark played host Thursday evening to the 44th annual Empire State Building Run-Up.
Starting at the bottom floor lobby, the contest featured runners racing up 86 floors, ascending 1,050 vertical feet before finishing on the 86th Floor Observatory.Runners compete in the 44th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up the 86 floors to the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2022.
"This really means a lot to me," Soh Wai Ching said. "This is my second win. I hope to maintain this win for five to ten times. That's my goal."Reporting by Shannon Stapleton, Kia Johnson, Dan Fastenberg and Kyoko Gasha; editing by Diane Craft
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