19 seconds? No problem.

Date	Place of run	Push-ups	Pull-ups	1-minute sprints	4 flights	Duration (min)	Start time
10 May	Ring Road  to M. Teresa	25,25	2,2	1	18.86	36	8:01

Date	Place of run	Push-ups	Pull-ups	4 flights	1-minute sprints	Duration (min)	Start time
12 May	Ring road to M. Teresa	25,25	2,1	18.63	1	33	8:16

Date	Place of run	Push-ups	Pull-ups	4 flights	1-minute sprints	Duration (min)	Start time
15 May	Ring road to M. Teresa	25,25	2,2	19:43	1	32	8:53

10 May

            The 19-second barrier, broken today!! I never considered trying to break 19-seconds.  I was content with getting something better than 20-seconds—a nice round number...it was pretty.  I guess I puched myself a bit more today. I was aware of the slippage of my shoes on the linolium stair surface.  Maybe it was because I was putting some more effort into it. 

12 May

After I 'sprinted' 60 seconds at the end of my run, I walked into a shop and looked around until I found some cereal; next door, I found dried apricots. So here I am with a bag in my hands, about to sprint up the stairs. I always wondered about the delitraious effect of carrying something in my hand as I am running.  As I approached the bottom step of the 4 flights to my apartment, I decided to drop it at the top of the first flight of 10 steps. From there I really turned it on, pushing it to the limit.
            It may have been that with the freedom gained from have empty hands, I was able to grab the railings and propel myself around, and up, the steps; it may have been the several seconds I had spent at the bottom catching my breath and wiping the sweat from my face. I think the real reason I fly up the steps was the extra effort I put into running from one flight to the other in the middle of the run.      
            Whatever the real reason, I not only broke the 19-second mark, but I broke my all-time record for this short distance.

15 May

            Five days ago, running up the steps to my apartment in under 20 seconds was a fine accomplishment. Today, I achieved that task in under 20 seconds...by more than .5 seconds--a lifetime in the world of self-competitive sprinting. But was I thrilled? No. On each of the last two times I’ve run this distance, I’ve made it in under 19 seconds. So, I guess I expect more from myself