Annual Empire State Building Run-Up Presented by Turkish Airlines Powered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation Returns on Oct. 26
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Celebrities, Elite Tower Runners and Challenged Athletes to Participate in
Iconic Race
Today, the Empire State Building
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3330760-1&h=409916996&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.e
sbnyc.com%2F&a=Empire+State+Building ) announced the elite tower runners,
challenged athletes and celebrities from around the world who will join lucky
lottery winners to climb their way the 1,576 steps to the top of the The
World's Most Famous Building on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 for the Empire State
Building Run-Up (ESBRU) ( https://www.esbnyc.com/empire-state-building-run
)Presented by Turkish Airlines and Powered by the Challenged Athletes
Foundation.
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The men's elite heat for the 43rd annual running event will feature tower
running legends like Wai Ching Soh (Malaysia), who came in second in 2019;
Sproule Love (St. Louis, MO) who finished third in 2018 and sixth in 2019; and
David Roeske (Loveland, CO), the fourth person ever to successfully climb Mount
Everest. Notable contenders in the women's elite heat include Cindy Harris
(Indianapolis, IN) – who came in second in the 2019 race – as well as Shari
Klarfeld (Plainview, NY), Maria Elisa Lopez Pimentel (Mexico), Omar Bekkali
(Belgium), and Fabio Ruga (Italy), all of whom finished in the top six back in
2019.
"To be able to return to New York and compete against the world's best athletes
in such a unique challenge – in such an iconic location – is a great honor,"
said Wai Ching Soh, the Guinness World Record Holder for the greatest vertical
height stair climbing in one hour. "I have no doubt the competition will be
fierce this year, and I'm looking forward to once again be part of such a
milestone challenge, and hopefully break my personal record."
New to the race this year will be performance sportswear brand On Running, with
a designated heat of running enthusiasts and influencers from around the
country eager to ascend New York's most iconic landmark.
Turkish Airlines, a leading global airline flying to more countries and
international destinations than any other, returns for its third year as
presenting sponsor of the 2021 Run-Up and will present both the top elite male
and female runner with a complimentary flight. In addition to serving New
York's JFK airport, Turkish Airlines launched its tenth U.S. gateway at Newark
International Airport earlier this year on May 21, 2021.
"Turkish Airlines is honored to once again be a part of an exhilarating event
that brings communities together from around the globe in an incredible race at
the most iconic building in the world," said Turkish Airlines New York General
Manager Cenk Ocal. "It comes with great pleasure to continue our commitment to
sporting events and supporting organizations that champion dynamism and the
competitive spirit, while also providing participants the opportunity to see
the world with the chance to win tickets on Turkish Airlines to one of our
300-plus destinations around the world."
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) returns as the official charity of the
Run-Up as a world leader in helping people with physical challenges get
involved and stay involved in sports by providing unparalleled sports
opportunities, hope, education, and inspiring physically challenged individuals
to live active lifestyles.
"We're excited to once again be part of an iconic event that brings together
challenged athletes and our supporters to further our mission. We have an
impressive and powerful group of challenged athletes and fundraisers who, with
the help of the Empire State Building, will show the world what's possible when
anyone with physical disabilities has the support needed to achieve their
goals," said Doug Olson, Northeast Senior Development Director for CAF.
In addition to ON Running, Turkish Airlines and CAF race heats, participants
will include media, celebrities such as Bachelorette Tayshia Adams and
Celebrity Trainer Don Saladino, and lottery participants in other designated
heats. Author and Venture Capitalist Tim Draper will specifically host a heat
that will pit the West Coast against the East Coast, as Silicon Valley Ventures
goes head-to-head against New York City Ventures to win a $100,000 donation to
their respective charity. The Empire State Building's world-famous tower lights
will shine in Turkish Airlines' colors – red and white – the evening of the
race in celebration of the event.
More information about the Empire State Building and the Run-Up can be found
online (
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).
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) owns, manages, operates, acquires
and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New
York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the "World's Most
Famous Building." The company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million
rentable square feet, as of June 30, 2021, which consists of 9.4 million
rentable square feet across 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan,
three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New
York; as well as approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail
portfolio.
Empire State Realty Trust is a leader in energy efficiency in the built
environment and sustainability space, with 76 percent of the eligible portfolio
ENERGY STAR (
)certified and 100 percent fully powered by renewable wind electricity. As the
first commercial real estate portfolio in the Americas to achieve the
evidence-based, third-party verified WELL Health-Safety Rating (
)for health and safety, ESRT additionally earned the highest possible GRESB (
) 5 Star Rating and Green Star recognition for sustainability performance in
real estate and was named a Fitwel (
)Champion for healthy, high-performance buildings. To learn more about Empire
State Realty Trust, visit esrtreit.com and follow ESRT on Facebook
(https://m.facebook.com/EmpireStateRealtyTrust/?_rdr ), Instagram (
) , Twitter (
) and LinkedIn (
).
About the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building (https://www.esbnyc.com/empire-state-building-run),
"The World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
(ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base to
antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building
Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest
entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd
Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the
world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory
with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York
City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its
current place in pop-culture.  Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. ; 2021
is the 90th anniversary year of the Building which officially opened on May 1,
1931. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of
Architects, as well as the world's most popular travel destination by Uber and
the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet it welcomes more than 4
million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity,
and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as
LinkedIn, Shutterstock, and Global Brands Group, as well as retail options like
STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and
Observatory Experience tickets visit https://www.esbnyc.com/ or follow the
building's Facebook (
), Twitter (
), Instagram (
), Weibo (
), YouTube (
), or TikTok (
).
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limitation, the current public health crisis and economic disruption from the
COVID-19 pandemic, a failure of conditions or performance regarding any event
or transaction described above, regulatory changes, and other risks and
uncertainties described from time to time in ESRT's and ESROP's filings with
the SEC, including those set forth in each of ESRT's and ESROP's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, under the heading "Risk
Factors". Except as may be required by law, ESRT and ESROP do not undertake a
duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Media Contact: UEG for Empire State Building, Abby Tufts,
Abby.Tufts@uegworldwide.com
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