Feb. 6 2008
By David Monti
(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission

NEW YORK (06-Feb) -- They had competition from new rivals, but the outcome was the same: Thomas
Dold and Suzy Walsham once again prevailed at the Empire State Building Run-Up here yesterday.

Dold, a 23 year-old German economics student from Stuttgart, set back a credible challenge from
American ultra and mountain runner, Ricky Gates, taking his third consecutive title in 10 minutes
and eight seconds. Gates finished eight seconds back.

"At this moment, I'm feeling so tired, but I'll feel good soon," Dold told event organizers, the
New York Road Runners, after his win. "It's always a really hard fight, especially at the start.
Then you leave the other runners behind and you hope you don't see them again, and you just focus
and don't think about anything except the victory."

Walsham, 34, an Australian accountant who lives and works in Singapore, dominated the women's race
despite suffering a serious calf strain more than two weeks ago. She ascended the 86 flights to
the finish line on the outdoor observation deck with sweeping views of the city in 12 minutes and
44 seconds, well ahead of four-time winner Cindy Moll-Harris, who ran 13:37.

"It was fantastic to win such a famous race again this year," said Walsham, an accomplished 1500m
runner. "I nearly didn't come, but I did a stair session on Friday and it felt okay. Today it was
fine."

Yesterday's event was the 31st annual race up the 1,576 steps of New York City's tallest building.
There were 215 finishers.

Top Results:
MEN -
1. Thomas Dold, Stuttgart, Germany, 10:08
2. Rickey Gates, Boulder, CO, 10:16
3. Matthias Jahn, Julbach, Germany, 10:56
4. Scott McTaggert, Canberra, Australia, 11:30
5. Fu-Cai Chen, China, 11:32

WOMEN -
1. Suzy Walsham, Sydney, Australia, 12:44
2. Cindy Moll-Harris, Indianapolis, IN, 13:33
3. Fiona Bayly, New York, NY, 13:57
4. Caroline Gaynor, New York, NY, 14:35
5. Stacy Creamer, New York, NY, 14:37

ENDS