As a writer with Men’s Fitness, I was looking for an angle on the fabled Empire State Run-Up; a grueling race staged annually from the ground floor of New York's Empire State Building to the observation deck,to pitch as a story. I'd stroll over on February 8 after work, grab a slice of pizza and talk to a few of its crazy competitors, find out what would posses them to do something so insane, then catch the next train home. So I emailed the race's PR department which, as I expected, assured me I would receive access to the competitors. What I didn’t expect was that I would be asked to be one of those competitors. Their email read, “We are having a media heat where members of the media can compete. Are you interested?" To me,trx equipment, it read, “Want to find out what this...