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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 12:09 pm
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MichaelWTravels
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Originally Posted by LOCommish
My cousin has done this run a few times over the years. My husband joined him about 3 maybe 4 years ago and trained doing 100 flights on the stairmaster a few times a week. It's definitely different - especially at the start when a mass (even when broken into groups) of humanity tries to squeeze into a stairwell. You may wanna keep that in mind as you line up.

Enjoy and best of luck! 86 flights - no elevator. No problem!
Thanks for the info! Maybe I should do some training for this! How long did it take your husband to complete the climb?
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