NSV - 36 flights of stairs ...

alisonbank

So something small, but thought I'd share. I'm a senior at the University of Pittsburgh and our beloved Cathedral of Learning in the center of campus is 36 stories tall. I've been running the stairs as part of my workouts and yesterday, I got down to a personal best time of 15 MINUTES. Granted, I feel dead once I get to the top, but I can feel my cardio improving every day I do it!

Here's a pic of the Cathedral of Learning and all of it's 36 flights of stairs

LolasEpicJourney

HOLY CRAP
way to friggen go! thats great

LolasEpicJourney

HOLY CRAP
way to friggen go! thats great

mea9

That's just amazing work!!!!

NuttyBrewnette

Love this-thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!!

MelissaGraham7

That is so awesome! That's like 1/3 the distance of the Empire State Building, by the way! I use the StairMaster but yours looks so much better! Is there an awesome view at the top? Great job!

Fatcatsmom

WOW! You are amazing.

uhoh_billy

That's incredible!

I did the CN Tower climb last year (147 (ish) flights of stairs) right after getting over Mono and it killed me! I trained for weeks and didn't even lose weight! Stairs are killer, so that's awesome that you did that!!

aLatz13

Holy cow! I could barely do the length of our bleachers in my high school stadium, yet alone 36 flights!!! Way to go!!!!

arsenal45

A local charity is having a tower climb on 9/11/11. It's 1100 flights, the same as the WTC. I'm thinking of doing it, but have no idea what to expect. Is this a very real possibility? It's not timed and you can go at your own pace, but how long should it take?

staceyseeger

A local charity is having a tower climb on 9/11/11. It's 1100 flights, the same as the WTC. I'm thinking of doing it, but have no idea what to expect. Is this a very real possibility? It's not timed and you can go at your own pace, but how long should it take?

Which climb are you talking about? We have one locally...

Laurayinz

WOW that's awesome!! I used to get winded just going downstairs where Roy Rogers used to be... :laugh:

I was going to take my son up to the top earlier this month when we were biding time at the museum and the Batman filming had the roads closed, but never got to it.

arsenal45

A local charity is having a tower climb on 9/11/11. It's 1100 flights, the same as the WTC. I'm thinking of doing it, but have no idea what to expect. Is this a very real possibility? It's not timed and you can go at your own pace, but how long should it take?

Which climb are you talking about? We have one locally...

www.terryfundga.org

Laurayinz

A local charity is having a tower climb on 9/11/11. It's 1100 flights, the same as the WTC.

Isn't a flight the same as a story/floor? Or do you mean 1100 steps?

Ah - found it:
During the 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb, participants will
climb flights of stairs equaling 110 flights – the same
number as the World Trade Center Towers.

BrittaneyHG

36 flights of stairs totally shows on your body. You look amazing!

arsenal45

A local charity is having a tower climb on 9/11/11. It's 1100 flights, the same as the WTC.

Isn't a flight the same as a story/floor? Or do you mean 1100 steps?

Ah - found it:
During the 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb, participants will
climb flights of stairs equaling 110 flights – the same
number as the World Trade Center Towers.

Whoops! Soory! Typo

arsenal45

The building has 23 floors