Well, I did it today. Some complications, couldn't find my team and wound up having to start almost an hour and a half late, but it went off pretty well. I feel like I really worked hard for something I wanted to do, as I've been climbing hundreds of flights of stairs each week, and it all paid off today. I was actually very amazed that I did so well. I had a couple varsity track runners behind me who took off in the beginning, but I wound up passing both and beating them by about 5 minutes. The whole thing just went so smoothly, I managed my energy perfectly and only stopped for a second a couple times because it was about 80-85 degrees and oxygen was sparse from all the climbers, but other than that I was burning all the way up the stairs.

So I did it, 69 flights, 1,311 steps to the top, and timed at about 15 minutes, several minutes faster than I realistically thought I would do it. I'll find out my exact time soon, but I was the only one who did it with a video camera, and I recorded the whole thing. It's pretty boring, but I'm going to edit it and put it on youtube soon. Till then, dyaballikl out!

[edit] Also, I'd like to thank CG and Mikethemonkey very much for their donations. And donations are still being accepted and would be very much appreciated. All donations go to the Leukemia Society and you can donate at the link below. Thanks again guys!

[new edit] here's the video, check it out, it's the entire climb. dont mind the close up shots of girls' asses on floors 59+!

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Leukemia Society Donations for Big Climb: $268 / Goal: $500
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