(ABC 6 News) — The 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was on Wednesday.

It was an inspiring day at the Austin YMCA as Eric Padilla climbed 110 flights of stairs on a stair machine in honor of those who lost their lives on that fateful day.

The YMCA of Austin posted on Facebook that climbing that many flights in firefighter gear takes a lot of strength and endurance, but doing it to honor the lives lost on 9/11 makes it so much more special.

This comes as the second annual Heroes 5K run is set to take place on Saturday in Austin.

One member of Hormel Foods talking about what will make this year’s event special.

“The sacrifices that are made to make America what it is and the country that we live in today. I think it’s important that we honor their legacy so we just never forget,” said Chris Geis, the Plant manager from Hormel Foods Texas.

Registration is already open and the race itself begins Saturday at 8 AM. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Travis Manion Foundation.

Manion was a U.S Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2007.

The deadline to register is at 7:30 Saturday morning. You can register by clicking here.