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Each year, over a hundred runners from around the world participate in this unique race up a total of 1,576 steps to the Observatory deck on the 86th floor. The 32nd annual ESB Run-Up took place on Tuesday, February 3, 2009.

Listed below are the 2009 award winners. To view and search the complete listing of the official 2009 race results, please visit the NYRR Online, the Official Site of the New York Road Runners.

To view the current record and winning times from the previous years of this annual race,
click here.

If you are interested in participating in this invitational event, please contact the New York Road Runners by submitting your request with "Empire State Building Run-Up Application Request" on the front of an envelope and send it to:

New York Road Runners
9 East 89th Street
New York, NY 10128

	Official Finish List - Male 1. Thomas Dold 24 Germany 10:07 3. Marco De Gasperi 31 Italy 10:29 2. Rickey Gates 27 CO 10:40 Official Finish List - Female 1. Suzanne Walsham 35 Singapore 13:27 3. Daniela Vassalli 33 Italy 13:40 2. Cindy Moll-Harris 40 IN 13:49

• The race climbs 1,050 feet, or approximately 1/5 mile.
• The 86 flights have a total of 1,576 steps (18-19 steps per flight).
• Soaring 102 stories and 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building is the world’s most famous office building, and the tallest building in New York City.
• The Empire State Building opened to the public on May 1, 1931.
• Visitors reach the Observatory, on the 86th floor, by elevator in less than a minute.
• Gary Muhrcke (12:33) and Marcy Schwamm (16:04) were the winners of the inaugural Run-Up, in 1978. Muhrcke also won the inaugural New York City Marathon, in 1970.
• The fastest-ever NYRR Empire State Building Run-Up finisher, Paul Crake of Australia, reached the Observation Deck in 9 minutes, 33 seconds, in 2003. The women’s record of 11:23 was set in 2006 by Andrea Mayr of Austria.
• Paul Crake and Al Waquie are tied for the most Empire State Building Run-Up wins (five).
• In 2009, Thomas Dold of Germany and Suzy Walsham of Australia both successfully defended their titles, finishing the race in 10:07 and 13:27, respectively. It was Dold’s fourth title, and Walsham’s third.
• Cindy Moll (now Moll-Harris) is the only woman to have won the race four times (1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003).
• More than 300 people participated in the 2009 race, representing 25 states and 17 countries.
• Since the inception of the race in 1978, there have been 3,662 finishers.