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Past Winners
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 Record Times
  • Men’s Record:
  •   9 minutes and 33 seconds Paul Crake 2003
  • Women's Record:
  • 11 minutes and 23 seconds Andrea Mayr 2006

    Following are the winning times from previous years:

     Winning Times
    2009:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 7 seconds (male) - Thomas Dold
  • 13 minutes, 27 seconds (female) - Suzy Walsham
  • 2008:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 8 seconds (male) - Thomas Dold
  • 12 minutes, 44 seconds (female) - Suzy Walsham
  • 2007:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 25 seconds (male) - Thomas Dold
  • 13 minutes, 12 seconds (female) - Suzy Walsham
  • 2006:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 19 seconds (male) - Thomas Dold
  • 11 minutes, 23 seconds (female) - Andrea Mayr
  • 2005:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 24 seconds (male) - Rudolf Reitberger
  • 11 minutes, 51 seconds (female) - Andrea Mayr
  • 2004:
    Race details
  • 10 minutes, 37 seconds (male) - Rudolf Reitberger
  • 12 minutes, 08 seconds (female) - Andrea Mayr
  • 2003:
    Race details
  • 9 minutes, 33 seconds (male) - Paul Crake
  • 13 minutes, 06 seconds (female) - Cindy Moll
  • 2002:
    Race details
  • 9 minutes, 40 seconds (male) - Paul Crake
  • 12 minutes, 46 seconds (female) - Kerstin Harbich
  • 2001:
  • 9 minutes, 37 seconds (male) - Paul Crake
  • 12 minutes, 45 seconds (female) - Cindy Moll
  • 2000:
  • 9 minutes, 53 seconds (male) - Paul Crake
  • 12 minutes, 51 seconds (female) - Cindy Moll
  • 1999:
  • 10 minutes, 15 seconds (male) - Paul Crake
  • 13 minutes, 23 seconds (female) - Angela Sheean
  • 1998:
  • 10 minutes, 49 seconds (male) - Terry Purcell
  • 14 minutes, 17 seconds (female) - Cindy Moll
  • 1997:
  • 10 minutes, 22 seconds (male) - Kurt Konig
  • 12 minutes, 32 seconds (female) - Belinda Soszyn
  • 1996:
  • 10 minutes, 44 seconds (male) - Kurt Konig
  • 12 minutes, 19 seconds (female) - Belinda Soszyn
  • 1995:
  • 10 minutes, 39 seconds (male) - Kurt Konig
  • 13 minutes, 3 seconds (female) - Michelle Blessing
  • 1994:
  • 9 minutes, 37 seconds (male) - Darrin Eisman
  • 11 minutes, 36 seconds (female) - Belinda Soszyn
    *Race ended at 80th floor due to construction.
  • 1993:
  • 10 minutes, 18 seconds (male) - Geoff Case
  • 12 minutes, 42 seconds (female) - Sue Case
    *Race ended at 80th floor due to construction.
  • 1992:
  • 9 minutes, 33 seconds (male) - Geoff Case
  • 12 minutes, 00 seconds (female) - J'Ne Day-Lucore
    *Race ended at 80th floor due to construction.
  • 1991:
  • 10 minutes, 13 seconds (male) - Geoff Case
  • 11 minutes, 32 seconds (female) - Corliss Spencer
    *Race ended at 80th floor due to construction.
  • 1990:
  • 10 minutes, 47 seconds (male) - Scott Elliott
  • 12 minutes, 27 seconds (female) - Susan Malaxos
  • 1989:
  • 11 minutes, 9 seconds (male) - Robin Rishworth
  • 12 minutes, 25 seconds (female) - Suzanne Malaxos
  • 1988:
  • 11 minutes, 29 seconds (male) - Craig Logan
  • 13 minutes, 43 seconds (female) - Janine Aiello
  • 1987:
  • 11 minutes, 56 seconds (male) -    Al Waquie
  • 15 minutes, 12 seconds (female) - Janet Wendle
  • 1986:
  • 11 minutes, 27 seconds (male) -   Al Waquie
  • 13 minutes, 19 seconds (female) - Janine Aiello
  • 1985:
  • 11 minutes, 42 seconds (male) -    Al Waquie
  • 13 minutes, 14 seconds (female) - Janine Aiello
  • 1984:
  • 11 minutes, 29 seconds (male) -   Al Waquie
  • 13 minutes, 32 seconds (female) - Isabelle Carmichael
  • 1983:
  • 11 minutes, 37 seconds (male) -   Al Waquie
  • 13 minutes, 40 seconds (female) - Burke Koncelik
  • 1982:
  • 11 minutes, 42 seconds (male) - Jim Ochse
  • 13 minutes, 34 seconds (female) - Mary Beth Evans
  • 1981:
  • 11 minutes, 0 seconds (male) - Peter Squires
  • 14 minutes, 46 seconds (female) - Nina Kuscsik
  • 1980:
  • 12 minutes, 20 seconds (male) - Jim Ochse
  • 14 minutes, 55 seconds (female) - Nina Kuscsik
  • 1979:
  • 12 minutes, 20 seconds (male) - Jim Rafferty
  • 15 minutes, 4 seconds (female) - Nina Kuscsik
  • 1978:
  • 12 minutes, 33 seconds (male) - Gary Muhrcke
  • 16 minutes, 4 seconds (female) - Marcy Schwamm
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