Sunday 14 March saw the much anticipated return of stair climbing in not just Australia, but anywhere in the world since the start of the pandemic! Whilst there weren’t any international competitors this time, we still had the best in the world competing…
Category: Race Report
Sep 11
Chomanicova & Grossegger winners at Pyramidenkogel
Pyramidenkogel Turmlauf - Keutschach - September 11 The 3rd edition of this scenic race in the Carinthian Wörthersee region expectingly was influenced by the pandemy too. Finally athletes from 6 nations gathered at Keutschach, a few other international…
Aug 08
Hangzhou International Towerrunning Race
Hangzhou International Towerrunning Race - Raffles City - August 8 Next step up - we had an indoor stair race with many participants ! Thanks to the organizers - here their summary: "Hangzhou International Towerrunning Race 2020 kicked off in Hangzhou…
May 17
SCA Virtual ISO Challenge Gold Coast
Goldcoast - Q1 - 1331 stairs - 77 floors - May 17 Besides the home athletes especially towerrunners from Mexico and the United States took the challenge of virtually climbing Q1, one of the world's highest residential buildings. The name reflects to…
May 15
Charity Challenge Burj Khalifa Virtual Climb
Dubai - Burj Khalifa - 2909 stairs - 160 floors - up to 628m elevation - May 15 Golf for Good backed this virtual stair climb, from which funds raised will help support over 2,000 children at their projects in Nepal, Uganda, Tanzania, Peru, and Lebanon.…
About us
The TWA is the only worldwide governing body for this kind of running discipline. Currently the Towerrunning World Association consists of the three presidium members and representatives of nine national associations. The organization is responsible for regulating and promoting stair races on a worldwide basis. The TWA backs the Towerrunning Tour uniting the most prestigious races worldwide and manages a worldwide ranking. World and Continental Championships are held too.
