The annual international race goes up 86 flights of stairs and 1,576 steps from the ground floor lobby to the Observation Deck nearly a quarter of a mile above Fifth Avenue.
The runners participate based an athletic ability and background.
In this event's 40-plus year history, 8,000 athletes have made it to the top.
The Empire State Building Run-Up is presented by Turkish Airlines and powered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
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