Announcement
Towerrunning 80 – SkyRise Chicago – Willis Tower – November 6, 2022
One of the tallest indoor stair climbs in the world will be held up the soaring Willis Tower in Chicago on Sunday, November 6, 2022. SkyRise Chicago, a Towerrunning 80 event will see athletes climb 2,159 stairs and to finish at SkyDeck Chicago on the 103rd floor.
Note: due to the starting area on level -2 there are 105 stories to climb.
Successful climbers have access to The Ledge, four glass-bottomed, enclosed balconies that extend 4.3 feet to the west, providing unobstructed views—1,353 feet straight down—over Wacker Drive and the Chicago River.
Main goal of Sky Rise Chicago is to support Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation for adults and children with the most severe, complex conditions — from traumatic brain and spinal cord injury to stroke, amputation and cancer-related impairment.
SkyRise Chicago is pleased to announce free registration for 30 athletes from Towerrunning USA and for 10 international athletes registered by TWA.
Interested athletes can apply until September 29th, 2022 by the button below.
If you are not TWA-registered for the 2020-2022 season please complete the registration process at www.towerrunning.com/members
US athletes can also apply per mail to towerrunningusa@gmail.com
Selected elite athletes will not enter via the event’s online registration system but by special procedure. Necessary information would be:
Race website: https://skyrisechicago.org