Paul Crake is an Australian professional racing 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 State Building Run-up, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 seconds and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.

In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.

Major results

Running

1998

1st Australian Mountain Running Championships

26th World Mountain Running Championships

1st Sydney Tower Run-up

1999

1st ESB Run-up (10'15")

2000

1st Sydney Tower Run-up

1st ESB Run-up (9'53")

2001

1st Sydney Tower Run-up

1st ESB Run-up (9'37")

17th World Mountain Running Championships

2002

1st Sydney Tower Run-up

1st ESB Run-up (9'40")

1st Australian Mountain Running Championship

16th World Mountain Running Championship

2003

1st ESB Run-up (9'33")

1st Gran Hotel Bali

Gran Hotel Bali

Gran Hotel Bali is a 4-star hotel located in Benidorm, province of Alicante, Spain. It is, with 186 metres height , the tallest hotel in Europe and one of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe...

Run up (4´35´´), Europe's tallest hotel.

2005

1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building.

2006

1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building.