Our "climb time" was scheduled for 12:45, and we were told to be there an hour early. We figured out where the start line was, then made our way to the bathroom for one last pit stop (cuz really, we were all thinking that we would be in the stairwell for at least 1/2 hour to 45 minutes!) We then found our way back to the start line hoping that they wouldn't kick us out for beginning before our scheduled time. Here are a few pictures of us waiting in line before the race started:
Byron was the first in our group to start, and he literally took off running! I went second and I attempted to take some pictures of the floors as I passed them....sorry for the blurriness of the photos....it's hard to take pictures as you're climbing stairs!
Here we are as we crossed the finish line!
(No judgement on how we look...you wouldn't look like a model after climbing that many stairs!)
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| Byron finished in 11 minutes 16 seconds. Megan finished in 13 minutes 23 seconds. |
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| Dad finished in 14 minutes 44 seconds |
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| Tara finished in 18 minutes 23 seconds |
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| Mom finished in 22 minutes 8 seconds. |
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| Shot from street level of the Republic Plaza! We just climbed that!!! |
It was such a great time, and really wasn't as bad as we all thought....so far everyone is game to do it next year, and interest from our friends has picked up too! Here's to starting a tradition!
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I am so proud of all of you. You inspire me to want to do it... oh wait, no, not really! Seems, what's the word... oh right, CRAZY! XXOO
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you too! Was going to call you on Sunday night to ask how it went . . . but then thought you probably were too pooped and had made it to bed already. Good work! I love that you want to make a tradition out of it (still haven't found the friend to be my Muddy Buddy year after year), and am giving you a thumbs up!
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