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Tag Archives: US Bank Tower
High Rise Heroes
Stair climbing is hard enough wearing a lightweight top, tiny shorts and 5 ounce shoes, but imagine doing it with 40 to 60 pounds of gear on! I have a LOT of respect for these guys. Someday I’d like to try a climb with that amount of weight on. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, People, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Fireman, Police Officers, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, US Bank Tower, Vertical
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VanOrden Tops at U.S. Bank Tower Stair Climb
Tim VanOrden, 42 of Bennington, Vermont held off three of the top stair climbers in the world to win the U.S. Bank Tower Stair Climb in Los Angeles, California on Friday. This was VanOrden’s third victory in this event in the past four years. In 2008, VanOrden set a new course record, running up 75 stories and 1,500 stairs in a time of 9 minutes and 32 second Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged California, Los Angeles, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, US Bank Tower, Vertical
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U.S. Bank Tower Stair Climb
You have probably all heard the old saying “Luck is where opportunity meets hard work.” Late this afternoon in a spartan stairwell in downtown Los Angeles, a combination of luck, opportunity and hard work came together in brilliant fashion. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged California, Jesse Berg, Los Angeles, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, Terry Purcell, Tommy Coleman, Training, US Bank Tower, Vertical
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Climbing To The Top
With one of the biggest races in Running Raw history only three days away (US Bank Tower Stair Climb in Los Angeles on September 26th), I thought I’d keep you posted on my preparation for this monumental event – 76 storeys, 1,500 steps… Continue reading
Posted in Race Previews, Racing, Training
Tagged Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, US Bank Tower
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Thriving On Raw Foods With Tim VanOrden
The world is taking notice of Tim VanOrden, elite athlete and creator of the Running Raw Project. Tim is a raw vegan athlete who has an international reputation for excelling in some of the world’s most grueling sports. Continue reading
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Tagged Events, Food Network, Los Angeles, US Bank Tower
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US Bank Tower Stair Climb
At 75 floors (1,018 feet high), the US Bank tower in downtown Los Angeles is the tallest building west of Chicago. For 11 years, this building held the title of being the tallest building in the world built on a major seismic zone, until it was surpassed by Tapei 101 in Taiwan in 2004. It’s appeared in many Hollywood blockbusters, but most notably in the 1996 film “Independence Day”, where it is the first building to be destroyed, as ravers partied on it’s lofty heliport. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged California, Los Angeles, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, US Bank Tower, Vertical, Video
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Training for the US Bank Tower Stair Climb
At 8:00am on October 6th, I will be racing up the 1,500 stairs of the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. The US Bank Tower is the eighth tallest building in the US and the tallest building in California. Standing 1,018 feet high, it is also the 26th tallest in the world, and is the tallest skyscraper west of Chicago and east of New Zealand… Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged California, Los Angeles, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, Stairs, Training, US Bank Tower, Vertical
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