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草榴社区 team completes 1,311-step Big Climb in Seattle

Team successfully conquered the for the second straight year, each member running and walking all 1,311 steps of the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle.

All told, the team raised $2,415 for the . Competing for Western (in the racer category, meaning they were timed) were Nicole Goodman, Lea Aune, Brenda Hill, Cathy Mabee, Michelle Millman and Sara Vaughan. The team's average time was 13 minutes, 41 seconds.

Six thousand participants ran and walked in this event, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.

The tower. Courtesy photo