37 minutes, 46 seconds

I did the CN Tower Climb this morning.

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.