"Tackle The Tower" Stairclimb

I did a search on google to find a video of last year's "Tackle the Tower" Stairclimb. Perhaps, that was a bad idea as this is what I found.

http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2009/02/tackle_the_tower.html

I will report back tomorrow after I climb 646 steps. I believe the distance is close to 1 mile. Now I can run a mile no problem but add in steps and I don't know if I should be excited or terrfied. Wish me luck!!

Keep running, you're simply the best, and you inspire me!!

Who needs a stairclimber?

I ended up with a cold after last week's 5K. I didn't run at all until Thursday. I ran 4 1/2 miles on my friend Deb's treadmill. Last weekend Deb and I were looking ahead for races we could run in the coming months while we train for the Cleveland Marathon. We came across a tower climb. Upon further review, we learned that the tower climb involves running up 37 flights (646 steps) at the Galleria Mall in Cleveland. I decided to run my steps (15) at home today for my work out. I certainly need training for "Tackle the Tower". I was sweating buckets after 35 minutes on my steps and I can guarantee I was nowhere near running 646 steps.

This workout got me thinking, there are so many ways to workout using things around the house. This workout also made me realize that I seriousoly need to purchase a treadmill and maybe an elliptical too! So, what kind of winter workouts do you do?