TriHealth Bridge

January 27, 2014

2014-Fight-for-Air-ClimbGet in shape for the Heart Mini Marathon and support the American Lung Association at the same time!

Join a TriHealth team and sign up for the ALA's 2014 Fight for Air Climb, Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati. The climb is an indoor event that challenges participants to race, run or walk up hundreds of stairs. It's sometimes referred to as the "vertical road race."

The event also provides an opportunity for to learn more about lung disease and show support for healthy lungs and clean air. It also qualifies as a LifeStyles Healthy Living Scorecard exercise event for points.

There are three events associated with the climb:

  • Vertical Mile - Participants race the clock up and down 45 floors to achieve a full mile both ways. It's 10 flights to the top and another 10 flights down, plus another eight floors and six steps. Participants must qualify for this event.
  • Competitive Climb - Participants race against the clock and typically finish in five to 10 minutes.
  • At Your Own Pace - Participants climb at a leisurely pace - no pressure or stress - and go as many floors as they want. (All climbers are given flight time to avoid congestion on the stairs and at starting lines.)

Get Registered

Representatives from the ALA will be on site to register participants at TriHealth cafeterias this week on the following days:

  • Tuesday, Jan. 28, Good Samaritan
  • Wednesday, Jan. 29, Bethesda North
  • Thursday, Jan. 30, Bethesda Oak

Those who register in person will receive a $5 discount on their registration fee.

Or, register online at ClimbtheCarew.org.

For additional information, contact Liza Aromas-Janosik at 513 985 3990 or ljanosik@midlandlung.org; Debra Clifton RRT, 513 862 2423; Shawn Chapman RRT, 513 985 6776; or Jan Wimberly RRT, 513 862 2415.

Why You Should Support the ALA

  • Lung disease, including lung cancer, asthma and emphysema, is the third leading cause of death in the United States.
  • Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer for both men and women. More people will lose their life to lung cancer than breast, colon, prostate, melanoma and kidney cancers combined.
  • Over the past decade, the death rate from lung disease grown faster than the death rate from almost any other disease.
  • More than 35 million Americans have lung diseases and cost the U.S. economy $108.9 billion in direct health care expenditures every year, plus an indirect cost of $64.5 billion, for a total of $173 billion.

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