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Lottery Registration for 2016 Empire State Building Run-Up Presented by Marmot Opens October 21, 2015
Pinnacle Event in Global Tower Running Set for Wednesday, February 3, 2016
NEW YORK ÛÒ October 13, 2015ÛÓ
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today announced that
lottery registration for the 2016 Empire State Building Run-Up Presented
by Marmot, set to take place on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, will open
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. ET and close on Sunday,
November 29, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Interested runners should register online at
http://www.nycruns.com/esb.
Runners
who have applied to climb the 1,576 steps and 86 floors of the WorldÛªs
Most Famous Building will be notified of their race status via email on
December 2, 2015.
Of the thousands of runners from around the world who enter the lottery
for an opportunity to race in the Empire State Building Run-Up
Presented by Marmot, a select few will have the opportunity to
participate.
Race
entry is $125 per applicant, and will only be charged once the applicant
is notified of his or her selection as a participant.
Presenting
sponsor Marmot will also be the official timekeeper of the race,
providing the male and female first place winners of the elite heat with
Marmot watches along with Marmot jackets.
For the second
year, the Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF) will be the official
charity partner of the ESBRU with a designated heat in the race. CAF is a
world leader in helping people with physical challenges
lead active, healthy lifestyles.
The Multiple
Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Team for Cures will also participate
in the event which is produced by NYCRUNS, the largest running event
management company in the New York Metropolitan Area.
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About the Empire State Building
Soaring 1,454
feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna), the Empire State
Building, owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., is the ÛÏWorldÛªs Most
Famous Office Building.Û With new investments in
energy efficiency, infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the
Empire State Building has attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse
array of industries from around the world. The skyscraperÛªs robust
broadcasting technology supports all major television
and FM radio stations in the New York metropolitan market. The Empire
State Building was named AmericaÛªs favorite building in a poll conducted
by the American Institute of Architects, and the Empire State Building
Observatory is one of the worldÛªs most beloved
attractions as the regionÛªs #1 tourist destination. For more
information on the Empire State Building, please visit
www.empirestatebuilding.com,
www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding, @EmpireStateBldg,
www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg,
www.youtube.com/esbnyc or
www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg/.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State
Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust
(REIT), 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 office building. Headquartered in New York, New
York, the Company’s office and retail portfolio covers 10.0 million
rentable square feet, as of June 30, 2015, consisting of
9.3 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including
nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in
Westchester County, New York; and approximately 720,000 rentable square
feet in the retail portfolio.
About Marmot Mountain, LLC
Marmot is an
award-winning, globally distributed brand of high-performance, technical
clothing, apparel and equipment. Since 1974, Marmot products have been
worn by climbers, skiers, mountaineers and adventurers
world-wide. Marmot works with professional mountain guides, world-class
athletes and expeditionsÛÓpushing the limits of product innovation and
technologyÛÓpioneering what is possible in the most extreme environments
on earth. For more information about Marmot
please visit www.marmot.com
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