Just in case...pwned defined.

So the Children's Memorial Stepup was this past Sunday.  Thanks to all my friends and family I was able to raise $320 for the charity.  My company did over $18,000 and overall the event raised $360,557 for Children's Memorial Hospital.

The event went well.  The wife and I got a hotel room at the Hyatt, which is literally next door to the Aon Center so travel to the event was not an issue.  We arrived around 8:15 am, I got in line and was on the stairs in no time.  My only mistake was starting off too fast.  It was kind of hard not to with everyone waiting in line behind you and loud music pumping you up.  I bascially bolted up the stairs at first, which was a very bad idea.  I blew up after about 8 floors and didn't really recover from that for another 20 floors.  Around the 50th floor I was in a groove and didn't stop much.  My pace was slow, but sustainable.  My total time was 33:07.  You can see the full results here.

I was a killer cardio workout.  I'm very happy that my legs didn't really hurt at all.  Even in the days following (it's the second day out now and I feel fine).  It shows me that all the gym time I've been putting in really amounts to something.

I didn't make my goal of doing this in under 30 minutes, but I came very close.  I wasn't timing myself while climbing and perhaps I should have been.  I did make a few stops (not counting my initial blowout) to chat with coworkers and rest (1 bathroom break), but I don't think my stops amounted to more than 3 minutes.

Next year - 25 minutes and $600.