Training and Tips from “Tower Champ” John Korff

This note is designed to help you train for the Empire State Building Run-Up (ESBRU). Training can include climbing a staircase, running uphill, biking uphill, using a stairmaster; and supplementing with core training, weights, and/or general fitness exercises. The best training is climbing stairs in a tall building. The second best training is climbing stairs in a tall building. Get it?

King Kong did it. You can too. There is no secret recipe: it’s just one foot after the other.

John Korff, President, Korff Enterprises John is the event director for the NYC Triathlon, one of the three largest Olympic distance triathlons in the world. John is also the race director for the Inaugural Ironman® U.S. Championship coming to NYC/NJ August 11, 2012. John has been an age group champion for the ESBRU.

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You’ll be fine: It’s just one foot after another until you reach the top. Attached are a few tips on how to do the Run Up if you just-want-to-finish (category 1) or if you want to race (category 2). Pant, pant.