Thomas Dold of Stuttgart won this year's annual race up the stairs of the Empire State Building, covering the 86 floors in 10 min. 19 sec. Austrian Rudolf Reitberger, defending champion, was beaten by 17 seconds.
In the women's event, Austrian Andrea Mayr beat countrywoman Nada Pauer by 86 seconds, Cindy Harris of Indianapolis came in third.
New Yorker Sproule Love came third in the men's event, running with a camera attached to his hat providing live pictures of the event.

Thomas Dold also holds the world record for the 1000m backwards event. (link in German)