Paul Crake

Paul Crake (born 6 December 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2003, Crake was a successful mountain runner and stairclimbing champion. Crake is a five-time winner of the Empire State Building Run-up, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 seconds and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.

In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.

Major results Running

1998 1st Australian Mountain Running Championships 26th World Mountain Running Championships 1st Sydney Tower Run-up

1999 1st ESB Run-up (10'15")

2000 1st Sydney Tower Run-up 1st ESB Run-up (9'53")

2001 1st Sydney Tower Run-up 1st ESB Run-up (9'37") 17th World Mountain Running Championships

2002 1st Sydney Tower Run-up 1st ESB Run-up (9'40") 1st Australian Mountain Running Championship 16th World Mountain Running Championship

2003 1st ESB Run-up (9'33") 1st Gran Hotel Bali Run up (4´35´´), Europe's tallest hotel.

2005 & 2006 1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building in 2004-2010, 2nd tallest building in 2010-2012, 3rd tallest building in 2012-2014, 4th tallest building in 2014 & 2015, 5th tallest building in 2015, 6th tallest building in 2015 & 2016, and 7th tallest building in 2016-2020