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Running Up Empire State Building

The women's elite field sprints toward the staircase at start of the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 in New York. The women's race was won by New Zealand's Melissa Moon. (Jason Decrow / Fr103966 Ap)
The women's elite field sprints toward the staircase at start of the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 in New York. The women's race was won by New Zealand's Melissa Moon. (Jason Decrow / Fr103966 Ap)

The women's elite field sprints toward the staircase at start of the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, Wednesday in New York. The women's race was won by New Zealand's Melissa Moon. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Question: How many flights of stairs do you think you could run?

D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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