(I won...this time)
Wait what was that now?
I keep playing more games of solitaire to try to get this ad again, but it's not showing up.
But at the same time, I'm not gonna breeze through a game and lose just to get to the end screen (gotta protect my stats, y'know?)
Anyway, I'll be here, playing Vegas-style solitaire, trying to figure out what exactly the Poopface brand is selling, and why they call themselves that.
I could just do a search for the company and find out that way, but...ehh, I prefer this way of doing it.
Do they call it "home plate" because...
...it's shaped like a house? 🏠
And if so, how did it take me so long to piece that together?
Empire State Building Run-Up, In Review
Could I have trained more? Absolutely
Do I want to train more to try to do better next year? Not particularly; I'm not that much of a hardo (anymore)
And now, more answers to questions no one's asking:
What did it feel like?
Like running 50-meter sprints, but a thousand of them back to back
After the race, it kind of had the same feeling as racing a 400m--like not a full-on rig like the 800, but you could certainly feel it on the horizon at some points
Would training on stairs help?
Probably, but it might be more of an issue of just being fit anaerobically--it's a lot of quick sprints and it builds up in your (my?) legs after about 20 floors.
Isn't it a little weird that a race up a skyscraper was sponsored by an airline?
Right?? Well anyway, never 4get 🇺🇸😔🦅🏈🥧🛻
Would you do more tower racing?
I guess? The only thing taller in NYC is the Trade Center, and I don't care that much about the Sears Tower, and beyond that...I guess it would have to be the Burj Khalifa to get me to try another one.
What about bridge racing?
Pssssht, have fun racing at 10pm, guys--can't wait to see those grainy, gritty black-and-white photos on Instagram afterward 🙄
What did you not expect?
It's pretty warm in there, and the handrails get a li'l sweaty once a decent number of people have gone by.
What did you expect?
My legs to get all lactic-y -- at least I made it, I think, 37 floors before I started walking, and then there were some areas where I took advantage of it being "just too crowded to pass anyone! Oh well, guess I'll have to walk too"
What was the best part?
It helped that there was someone I kept seeing gaining ground on me, so I had a "rival" to try to keep from passing me.
But actual answer? When you get outside on the observation deck and can see the city--I just wish it had been longer than half a "lap." (It's Boylston Street in 2018 all over again!)
Final thoughts?
Everyone who took more than one step at a time is a cheater. I ran all 1,576 steps and should be considered The Gentleman's Champion.
Also how hard is it to get into that race that's all uphill and goes up Mount Washington?
edit: Wait one more thing--any advice?
Chew a stronger gum than Orbit. I thought, since the hallway would be dry (confirmed by the return of "indoor track cough" later in the night), but the two pieces of Orbit I had pretty much disintegrated by about the 25th floor. Not gonna cut it!
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