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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 33rd annual ESB Run-Up took place on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

Listed below are the 2010 award winners. To view and search the complete listing of the official 2010 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, online applications can be found on the New York Road Runners website mid-November.

2010 Winning Times

	Official Finish List - Male 1. Thomas Dold 25 Germany 10:16 2. Matthias Jahn 26 Germany 10:56 3. Matthew Byrne 34 PA 11:29 Official Finish List - Female 1. Melissa Moon 40 New Zealand 13:13 2. Gretchen Grindle Hurlbutt 31 NY 13:53 3. Amy Fredericks 43 CT 14:15

NYRR Empire State Building Run-Up FAST FACTS:

• 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.
• In 2010, Thomas Dold, 25, of Germany won his fifth consecutive title, tying Al Waquie of the United States (1983–87) and Paul Crake of Australia (1999–2003) for the most Empire State Building Run-Up wins (five).
• In 2010, Melissa Moon, 40, of New Zealand won the women's race in her debut.
• Cindy Moll (now Moll-Harris) is the only woman to have won the race four times (1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003).