Stratosphere stair climb

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Stratosphere stair climb

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I posted this on facebook, but thought I'd share it here too.

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Scale the Strat race was yesterday in Las Vegas. Finished in 13:59 for the 1455 steps, 108 floors. 16th place in age division; oh well, looks like I'm much better at the mental "sports" of chess and pistol shooting.

50-59 age-group results:
http://www.hallucinationsports.com/even ... 3824979856
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Congratulations - that's impressive stuff, David! I wouldn't want to race you. When you can do it while playing chess you will have achieved a good balance of the physical and the mental!
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I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh David... you aren't gonna take that lying down, are you?! :twisted:
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
Excellent, Bhante. I accept your challenge! :lol:
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David N. Snyder wrote:
Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
Excellent, Bhante. I accept your challenge! :lol:
Counting on a monk to trip over his robes is not fair. How about competing in a sport that puts you on a more level playing field with a monk in robes, like wrestling or ice skating?
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robertk wrote:Looking fit and lean!
Thanks. I got down to 127 lbs. (57.6 kg) which is about my ideal weight or even a little less. I'm usually a few pounds more, but lost some weight so I would have less weight going up the stairs.
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Nice time, better than I could of done :shrug:
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Well done, David!
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David N. Snyder wrote:
Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
Excellent, Bhante. I accept your challenge! :lol:
Be careful, David! Just as a strong man flex his arm and then extends it, Bhante Pesala disappears, and reapears at the top of the building ;)

Congratulations! That's a really impressive timing! :smile:

I've made the 30 days commitment of not using elevators or rolling stairs whenever possible. 2nd day: check! :)
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David N. Snyder wrote:
Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:I could probably manage better than 13 hours 59 minutes.
Excellent, Bhante. I accept your challenge! :lol:
Oops! I just noticed Bhante wrote hours, not minutes. :lol: Like waterchan, I thought he wrote 13:59 as in the time I did it in (13 minutes 59 sec). :tongue:
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Thanks Cittasanto, Ben, MP.
Modus.Ponens wrote: I've made the 30 days commitment of not using elevators or rolling stairs whenever possible. 2nd day: check! :)
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I was thinking about that hours, minutes thing too!!!! makes a big difference!!
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David N. Snyder wrote:I posted this on facebook, but thought I'd share it here too.

Scale the Strat race was yesterday in Las Vegas. Finished in 13:59 for the 1455 steps, 108 floors. 16th place in age division; oh well, looks like I'm much better at the mental "sports" of chess and pistol shooting.

50-59 age-group results:
http://www.hallucinationsports.com/even ... 3824979856
David, to run up 108 floors of staircase in just under 14 minutes - that's pretty good...I'm trying to imagine how it would feel around the 80th floor or thereabouts, surely the legs must begin to ache a little? (I know mine would)...

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