Paul Crake
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Paul Crake (born 6 December 1976 in Canberra, ACT, Australia) is a professional 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 States Building Run-up, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 secondes and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.[1][2]
In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.[3]
[edit] Major Results
Running
1998
Winner of Australian Mountain Running Championships
26th - World Mountain Running Championships
Winner of the Sydney Tower Run-up
1999
Winner of ESB Run-up (10'15")
2000
Winner of the Sydney Tower Run-up
Winner of the ESB Run-up (9'53")
2001
Winner of the Sydney Tower Run-up
Winner of the ESB Run-up (9'37")
17th - World Mountain Running Championships
2002
Winner of the Sydney Tower Run-up
Winner of the ESB Run-up (9'40")
Winner of the Australian Mountain Running Championship
16th - World Mountain Running Championship
2003
Winner of the ESB Run-up (9'33")
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/HighPerformance/RiderProfiles/MaleRiders/Paul_Crake.htm
- ^ http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_specialevents_runup_previous.cfm
- ^ http://www.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=8653
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