I Ran My First Elite Tower Race (Penn Plaza in NYC)

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I ran my first-ever elite tower race yesterday, and I did not do as well as I thought I would. My training included running over 5,000 floors per week on the Stairmaster at Planet Fitness, much of it at top speed (25.) I thought that I would be in the neighborhood of the nationally-ranked runners, and I wasn't. It took me 9:37 to complete the 55-floor race to the top of Penn Plaza in New York City. The winning time was 6:58, more than 2 full minutes faster than my time. I was the 15th Male finisher, and the 19th finisher overall. I finished 3rd overall in my age group (I'm 59 years-old.) It was a very disappointing time for me after all of my training and expectations. But at least I got the experience under my belt, and I know that I have a lot of wood to chop to catch up to the big guns in the sport of tower racing. I don't know if I will catch up to them, but I will be trying my darndest to do so. Thank you to all of my fellow Colts fans for listening to me ramble, and allowing me to cry on your shoulders.


Sincerely,

Patrick Colon (Colts and Orioles)

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Even though I wasn't happy with my finishing time of 9:37, I did get 3rd overall for my age group (50 to 59) ...... this is a photo of the awards ceremony, after the race.



https://www.flickr.com/photos/lungne...77720324605091

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