Germany’s Dold wins record 6th NY Empire Run-Up

NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Dold of Germany has won the Empire State Building Run-Up for a record sixth straight year.

Wearing knee-high black socks and yellow sneakers, the 26-year-old Dold dashed up 86 flights of stairs on Tuesday in 10 minutes, 10 seconds. He beat last year’s winning time by six seconds. Two others have won the race five times.

The New York Road Runners club says 24-year-old Alice McNamara of Australia has won the women’s division. She’s a medical student and a member of Australia’s national rowing team. Her time was 13 minutes, 3 seconds. The 2010 women’s champion, Melissa Moon of New Zealand, did not defend her title.

The race features 1,576 steps from the lobby to the outdoor observation deck of New York’s tallest building.