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ON FEBRUARY 26, 2006 FIVE MEMBERS
COMPETED IN, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE KENOSHA
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
THE HUSTLE UP THE HANCOCK STAIR CLIMB RACE. THIS IS
ONE OF THE PREMIER STAIR CLIMB RACES IN THE WORLD. SCALING THE
94 FLOORS OF ONE OF THE TALLEST BUILDINGS ON THE FACE OF THE
PLANET PROVED TO BE A CHALLENGING YET REWARDING ENDEAVOUR.
THE EVENT DREW OVER 4000 ATHLETES FROM
AROUND THE GLOBE TO COMPETE AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. WHEN THE FUNDRAISING WAS
TALLIED THESE ATHLETES RAISED $772,181.
RACING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF TEAM KENOSHA
FIRE DEPARTMENT WE BROUGHT OUR LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAM
YET. DESPITE A PITIFUL PERFORMANCE BY OLD MAN CHRIS HANNES
AND THE CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE OF TEAM LEADER DAN ALLEMAND, THE KFD
TEAM PLACED SEVENTH OUT OF 128 TEAMS.
THE BATTLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT
PROMISED TO BE HEATED AND DID NOT DISAPPOINT. REIGNING
CHAMP JIM STROUF DID HIS BEST TO FEND OFF HIS CHIEF RIVAL BRIAN RUMMELHART UNTIL HE REALIZED THE HANCOCK IS 94 FLOORS, NOT 92.
THIS MISCALCULATION ALLOWED RUMME TO DEFEAT HIM BY A SCANT ONE
SECOND. NEWCOMER CHUCK LEIPZIG SURPRISED VETERAN RACERS BY
POSTING A TIME OF 14:26 TO STEAL THE BELT AWAY FROM JIM.
WITH THE STRONG PERFORMANCE OF SEVERAL
OTHER NEW COMERS THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR OUR STAIR CLIMB TEAM.
NEXT UP WILL BE THE SEARS TOWER IN NOVEMBER, FOLLOWED FOUR DAYS
LATER BY THE US BANK BUILDING IN MILWAUKEE.
RESULTS OF ALL FINISHERS ARE BELOW
OVERALL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT
http://www.active.com/results/viewresults.cfm?e_id=1297841
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