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There are lots of techniques, tricks and shoes, but more than most (or possibly any) other sport, stair-running (especially long-distance stair-running,) takes a whole lot of heart — to persevere in an ongoing state of devastating exhaustion. To do it every once in a while is a good thing, but to live it constantly is an amazing thing, and it's like the difference between jumping in the air for a moment, and being able to fly. I believe that the truly persistent athlete who has the most heart, will out-do (and possibly out-live) anyone on roids/performance enhancing junk. Everyone but the truly dedicated who live it, is just a tourist. Tim Young's average workout day12000-18000 stairs 32-100km mountain biking/rollerblading 1.5-2 hours of hypoxic swimming 1.43 times faster than the CN Tower stair racing record My name is Tim Young and this is my stair marathon site. I've been running long distances on stairs since around 1993. I currently train at the H. M. Tory Building at the University of Alberta, where I’ve run over 40,000 laps. I'm vegan and straight-edge (no junk food, no stimulants, no alcohol, no smoking, and no drugs, ever.) I have a cadence greater than all of the existing world record holders, while running much longer distances. Update: April 8, 2011: Cover of Folio |