I got there around 7:10 to check in. It was quite crowded!
Though I've never met her, I recognized my blog bud, Dawn, heading out to do the climb as I was in line. I called to her and we exchanged high-fives!
This was my last view of the Tower just before I went in to do the climb. Very overwhelming!
It was what I expected ... tough! I started the climb at 7:50:06 and was finished at 8:27:52.
There are 1776 steps and 144 floors. The floors were numbered so I knew exactly how much more I had to do. There was plenty of space to stop and rest, which I did.
When I got to the top, my first thought was "What the hell was I thinking!? I'm never doing that again!"
But once I caught my breath and walked around outside, I knew I'd do it again. It was a challenge and now I have a goal ... to beat this year's time.
It's best to go early. The worst part is the waiting and I was there fairly early ... a 20 minute wait to get registered (I got pulled out of the long line, though, at that point because I had done everything online), a 30 minute wait to get on the elevator to get back down, a 20 minute wait to get the teeshirt, etc.
When I was leaving, there was a HUGE line-up outside the Tower of people who hadn't even started it! About 5000 people are doing the climb today.
8 comments:
Congrats on completing an amazing goal. I look forward to seeing you beat that time next year.
Well done! What a great sense of acomplishment you must have right now. I hope you treated yourself to something special as a reward! A day at Elmwood Spa would be just the ticket!
Congrats
Kudos!!!
Some of us just dream about the brass ring, you my friend grabbed it.
Impressive!
Congrats Teena - you rocks!
Btw: I found out from your twitter at Facebook - good to know what your friends are up too :-)
Wishing you a great end to your week!
I'm exhausted but haven't given in to a nap.
I'll sleep well tonight.
Renny: I cancelled my Twitter account last week ... I wasn't keeping up with it.
Congratulations on making it! How are your legs feeling?
Well done Teena! It must have been so tiring (my legs keep aching when I think of it!)
That's a stupendous achievement.
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