1. himmelsstürmer treppenlauf haw, hamburg

564 steps to victory was the motto of this vertical run. it is the first time that the haw hamburg (university of applied sciences, hamburg) organised such event. i didn't know whether i'm going to take part in the run because i didn't want to strain my legs for more pressure.

well, the curiosity got the better of me. i went there actually just to watch the event and later go to do my fitness exercise. then i told myself why shouldn't i try it. so i laid my 5 euro and wrote my name down as a competitor.

the event was supposed to start at about 4 pm. at the registration counter, we were told to use the transponder on our right wrist for the time measurement. there was a lot of students taking part as well as some "outsiders" and staffs from ibm and philips. i did manage to "extract" the attention of others becos i wore my marijuana t-shirt, yellow neon-shorts with red puma socks and asics orange shoes. gee, i'm very colourful!

the first competitor went off and every 30 secs another followed behind. it was like chasing and behind chased at the same time. 3, 2, 1... let my transponder touch that yellow box and off i went. it was a straight sprint for the first 50 m and then up all the way to 14th floor. taking 2 steps at a time i was quite tired and was thinking, when is it going to finish? almost every 2 floors there were students sitting and blowing their whistle loudly. okay, more to go. as i reached the 14th floor, i had to run to the other side of the building and this time it went all the way down. again 2 steps at a time i did. after few floors, i managed to overtake two guys in front of me and almost caught the third at the finishing line.

i was totally out of breath at the end and thanks to the sponsors, i had my hella wellness drink with ginseng and kräuterextrakten to quench my thirst. later by submitting my transponder, i received a t-shirt, a bag and key-chain as goodies.

before the result were announced, we were being supplied with various food. wow, more makan stuffs. lots of prizes were laid on a makeshift table. as the result came, a student won the race in 2:50 mins and went away with a winner's cup and a coffee/espresso brewing machine from philips. 3 lucky students won the chance to do internship at ibm. i was suprised as my name was called and won the 17th place. as a token of appreciation i got some kind of lighting stuff and i was so happy. anyway, it was just for fun. not bad for a 5 euros event which i was not trained at all.


total running (september) : 162.578 km
davon
alstering : 62.9 km (8.5 rounds)
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