i did it!

I climbed 53 flights of stairs in about 45 minutes.

How? I have no idea. One thing I did do was take some advice I overheard. Stop every 5 floors whether you are tired or not. I did. It seemed to work.

The stairway was narrow, and cold at the start. Needless to say I wasn't cold long. I had thought they might have a photog at the top so I didn't carry my camera. That was a mistake. There was a lovely volunteer taking pictures, but you needed your camera. Angel took this one when I returned to the lobby, via the elevator. They wouldn't let us take the stairs.

I've posted it here, but I have to warn you, it's ain't pretty. I look like an overstuffed sausage in my workout clothes!

I'm also posting the drawing E made me while I was climbing.