Here is a collection of resources from others who enter stair races.
VIDEOS:
Cody Renshaw climbed the Willis Tower in 19:49 (just seconds behind me), (12 November 2011)
Justin Stewart climbed the Springfield Hilton in 2:15 (12 February 2012)
Justin Stewart with 2013 Hancock race (plus warm up and follow up)
Stair Training with P J Glassey (text and videos) [see menu on right side for various aspects of climbing]
P J Glassey (dramatized version) on tower running
Running Raw video of Willis Tower climb on 15 November 2009
Running Raw video of Sears Tower climb in 2007
Tim Vanorden runs the Empire State Building
Martin Sanders runs the vertical mile in Cincinatti. Here are his comments on the event. Here is a related web page.
71 year old man climbing (and running) up stairs in Thailand
Other Links:
StairSport is a site that grades US climbers and also gives access to tips on racing
Keith Dowell prepares for vertical mile in Cincinatti.
American Lung Association web site for vertical mile in Cincinatti.
John Blackburn lost over 100 pounds with stair race training
Top stair racers: Sproule Love, Thomas Dold, etc. (article)
Kristin Frey (interview)
Stair training comments after working out with Terry Purcell
Jesse Berg had an interesting start to stair racing
Article about training like Virgil Aponte
Man caught cheating in stair race (after "winning")
2012 news release on Willis Tower Race
Stan's Obligatory Blog (many stair race stories, including more about the man who cheated)
2013 Article featuring PJ Glassey, Kristin Frey, and others
Stair climbing web site by Vern in Thailand