Hundreds Take on Empire State Building Race

Hundreds of runners from around the world gather in New York to compete in the annual Empire State Building Run-Up, racing up 86 floors, 1,576 steps, and 1,050 feet from the lobby to the iconic 86th floor Observatory.

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United States of America, New York

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SHOTLIST: NEW YORK, US, FEB 5, 2014, SOURCE: AFPTV - Exterior of the Empire State building - Interior of the Empire State building (start of women and men race) - VAR of arrivals and winners - VAR of participants racing up - VAR of winners SOUNDBITE 1 Suzy Walsham (woman), female race winner from Australia (English, 12 sec): +Please note images flicker due to light problem+ "You know, it's such an iconic building , I do a lot of stairs race around the world, but you know this is probably the most famous. That's the one that we all want to win. So you know, it's very important to me." SOUNDBITE 2 Thorbjorn Ludvigsen (man), male race winner from Norway (English, 18 sec): "Right now I feel great, victory in the Empire state building it's a good start for my season this year. And also last year I finished second, so this year my goal was to compete for the first place. So feel good to achieve that." SOUNDBITE 3 Tricia O'Hara (woman), American participant (English, 9 sec): "It's amazing because you spend so much time training for it. And then with the blink of the eye the race is over. You're like..." (pretend choking) "All of a sudden, it's like 'there's the finish line'." ///