Towerrunning World Championships 2024

Towerrunning World Championships 2024

Race Mode & Prize Money

The third Towerrunning World Championships will take place on May 4, 2024 at Taipei 101, Taipei.

Race Mode:

The Towerrunning World Championships tournament will consist of two heats at Taipei 101:
Saturday, May 4, Heat 1, apr. 7:00 am
Full Distance Race – 91 floors, 2 046 stairs, 391 vertical meters
Individual time trial ( interval 30 seconds )
Starting order according to TWA March 2024 ranking update
Saturday, May 4, Heat 2, 8:00 am
Half Distance Race – 59 floors, 1 340 stairs, 256 vertical meters
Individual time trial ( interval 30 seconds )
Starting order according to TWA March 2024 ranking update

Final Standigs
The final standing will be decided by the overall fastest time. The times from both heats will be added. If some runners score the exact same overall time better finish position in the second heat will determinate the final standing.

Prize Money:
The top 6 male and female competitors according to the final standings of the event will receive cash prizes from the organizer according to the following scheme:

1st Place – 3000 EUR (each for men and women)
2nd Place – 2000 EUR (each for men and women)
3rd Place – 1500 EUR (each for men and women)
4th Place – 750 EUR (each for men and women)
5th Place – 500 EUR (each for men and women)
6th Place – 250 EUR (each for men and women)There is a bonus price money of NT$200,000  for each athlete breaking the  course records set in 2005 by Paul Crake (10:29,32) and Andrea Mayr (12:38,85) !Top3 Males 2005-2023      Top3 Females 2005-2023
The World Championships are a regular Towerrunning Tour event with the highest possible factor of 280 points. All registered TWA athletes willing to take part but not fulfilling the qualification criteria will get a spot in the Elite category and free race entry.
Interested athletes please apply at the link below !

Website: https://www.taipei101-runup.com.tw/en/en_introduction.aspx

Stairs up!

PS: Athletes who already registered on the previous posting from January 2 don’t need to do it again !