A total of 79 people made the trip down from Wisconsin to Chicago's John Hancock Center on Sunday, Feb. 22, to compete and participate in the 2015 Hustle Up The Hancock stair climb.
Wisconsin was represented by participants of all types -- general climbers, elite-qualifying climbers, and firefighters -- at the 94-story, 1,632 climb, which benefits Chicago's Respiratory Health Association. The state's fastest time was posted by Madison's Gail Campbell, of the firefighter team Ride Backwards, who completed the ascent to the Hancock Building's 360-Chicago observatory deck in 13:59. The fastest male time by a Wisconsinite was 14:04 by Campbell's Ride Backwards teammate Travis Powell-Wolf of Elkhorn. The fastest non-firefighters were Madison's Tessa Dorresteijn, who reached the top in 14:45 and finished 18th among all women, and Dustin Maher of Middleton, whose 15:01 finish placed him 93rd out of all men. This year's Hustle Up The Hancock drew a total of 2,782 participants -- 1,334 women and 1,448 men. The overall fastest climber was Eric Leninger of St. Charles, Ill., who finished in 9:51. Cindy Harris of Indianapolis, Ind., notched a time of 11:44 to take home to the top female spot. Full results can be found HERE.
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