As part of my weight loss plan, I have begun to do the "stairmaster" at work. There's a 3 flight stairwell at work that isn't that busy. So at lunchtime, I'll spent 30 minutes walking up and down those stairs. This is a great cardio workout - really gets the heartrate up!
Today while walking up and down these stairs, I came up with a decent goal for me to do -- this year, I want to take the stairs to the top of the Empire State Building. No running, no time restriction - just walk up and down those 102 flights of stairs. (That's 1,576 steps) They do have an annual Empire State Building Run-Up - maybe I can do it then -
-Z