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Fight For Air Climb February 27th 2010:

2009 Results of Minnesota Participants - here
Getting in Shape, Running and Cycling

Race Up The Place

Join the American Lung Association of Minnesota for the climb of your life. Participate in this vertical road race to the top of downtown Minneapolis� Accenture Tower, and help us fight lung disease.

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If you missed last years event you have an opportunity to be part of the 2010 event on Saturday, February 27^th at the Accenture Tower in downtown Minneapolis Firefighters will once again have the opportunity to participate in the Fight For Air Climb. Form up a team of firefighters from your department and climb the 30 floors, 660 steps, 60 flights in your FULL TURN OUT GEAR.

Albert Lea, Bemidji and Des Moines, IA joined the metro area firefighters in 2009 to participate in this event. There are tons of awards and lots of fun. Everyone is timed using an electronic chip that is clipped on the bottom of your bunker pants. If you have the courage start your preparations now.

Here is a guide that will help you to a healthier life and a successful climb on February 27th.

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Accenture Tower, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A vertical stair climb consisting of 30 floors, 60 flights of stairs, and 660 steps to the top of the Accenture Tower at 333 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis.

Registration Opening Soon

2009 Results of Minnesota Participants - here

American Lung Association of Minnesota - click here
Tower Running - http://www.towerrunning.com/english/english.htm

Getting in Shape, Running and Cycling

Running Equivalent

For example, using this formula:

Empire State = 1,576 stairs x 2.5 = 3940 meter Run
Sears Tower = 2,109 stairs x 2.5 = 5272 meter Run
Accenture Tower in Mpls = 660 x 2.5 = 1650 meter run

The 3000 meter Run record is 7:20 and the record time at Empire State
is 9:33. A champion runner would finish the extra 940 meters in
about 2:30 and added to the 7:20 = 9:50 almost identical to the stair
climb record time.

The 5000 meter Run record is 12:37 and the record time at Sears Tower
is 13:26. A champion runner might finish the extra 272 meters in
about 50 seconds and added to the 12:37 = 13:27 almost identical to
the stair climb record time.

So using this, if you have no access to many stairs, running about
5200 meters would be an approximate equivalent (13 times around a 400
meter track) for the Sears Tower race.

Cycling Equivalent

Number of stairs x 5 = approx. cycling equivalent

For ESB, 1576 stairs, cycling equivalent = 7880 meters
For Sears Tower, 2109 stairs, cycling equivalent = 10,545 meters
Accenture Tower in Mpls = 660 x 5 = 3300 cycling meters

It is kind of amazing how the "math" worked out so well, exactly 2.5 for the
running factor and exactly 5 for the cycling factor.

The only time this calculation does not work is for sprints. 100 meter Run
divided by 2.5 = just 40 stairs and I imagine the champion stair climbers
could do it in a few seconds, much less than the 9.77 record in the 100 meter
Run. But it works very well for middle to long distance races of Running, Cycling,
and Stair climbing.

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