The American Lung Association wants you step up and fight for air at the 7th annual Race Up Boston Place stairclimb event Feb. 4, 2012. Experience the climb of your life while you tackle the 41 floors, containing 789 stairs, of One Boston Place in the Mellon Financial Building. More than 1,000 climbers took to the stairs in 2011, to support the mission of the American Lung Association. All athletic abilities are welcome; climbers can either walk or race to the top. Form a team or climb as an individual. Teams can be corporate, friends and family, or members of the community. Awards will be given out to the fastest male and female climbers, as well as for fund-raising, at the post-event celebration and awards ceremony. Not up to the vertical challenge? Sign up as a volunteer – you can still raise money that funds lung disease research, advocacy, and programs in your very own community. Registration for Race Up Boston Place opens at 10 a.m. Sept. 1. There is a $35 registration fee for the event, as well as a $100 fund-raising minimum. Register by Oct. 31 using early bird code ebne52 for $10 off your registration fee and receive an early bird T-shirt! For more info, contact Erin Hickey at 1-781-314-9005 or ehickey@lungne.org or visit www.lungne.org.