The 10th edition of Schody AZ Nahoru will be Czech National Championships again ! The organizers are happy to offer 20 free slots for TWA-registered athletes. Please apply until August 31 by a click on the button below. Race website is https://www.behejbrno.com/schody-az-nahoru-eng/…
Jun 08
Empire State Building Run Up – Elite Heats
The Empire State Building Run-Up (ESBRU) is the world’s first and most famous tower race. The 48th edition on October 6, 2026 challenges runners from near and far to race up its famous 86 flights—1,576 stairs. While visitors can reach the building’s…
Jun 01
Announcement Towerrunning 120 – The Sky Race – Kuala Lumpur – August 22, 2026
TWA is proud to announce another Towerrunning 120 race on the world's 2nd highest building Merdeka 118 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, August 22, 2026. This 2nd edition of "The Sky Race" is a two day event with individual category…
May 29
Tea Faber & Christian Riedl on top of Vienna
1 Tea Faber (CRO) 7:01,1 2 Annemarie Wilhelm (AUT) 7:33,9 3 Walentina Belotti (ITA) 7:39,1 4 Klaudia Krajewska (POL) 7:53,3 5 Yuko Tateishi (JPN) 7:59,0 1 Christian Riedl (GER) 5:54,0 2 Fabio Ruga (ITA) 5:59,3 3 Ryoji Watanabe (JPN) 6:02,0 4 Wai Ching…
May 09
Tea Faber & Ryoji Watanabe are 101 Champions
Top 6 Towerrunning 200 Taipei 101 Run Up - Taipei - May 9, 2026 Females: 1 Tea Faber (CRO) 14:07 2 Annemarie Wilhelm (AUT) 14:14 3 Yuko Tateishi (JPN) 14:;29 4 NN1 (TPE) 14:30 5 NN2 (TPE) 14:47 6 Jui Chuan Chao (TPE) 14:56 Males: 1 Ryoji Watanabe (JPN)…
Apr 23
Singapore Championships – August 20 – Free Slots
The Fraser Tower Vertical Challenge Singapore Championship will be held on Aug 20, 2026 (Thursday) at Fraser Tower located in Singapore. This race is on the same week as The Sky Race (Merdeka 118) which will be convenient travel for athletes that want…
Apr 01
25 Years of “www.towerrunning.com”
On April 1, 2001 ( no joke ) the domain www.towerrunning.com made its first step on the web. A lot has happened since then. https://www.towerrunning.com/splits/twamilestones.pdf It started with a simple list of stair races - now we have a global ranking…
Feb 18
Announcement – Towerrunning 160 – DC Tower Run – Vienna – May 29, 2026
The 3rd edition of DC Tower Run will be held on May 29, 2026 at Vienna's highest building located on the Danube River. Note, that for the first time the race will be staged on a Friday ! DC Tower and TWA are proud to announce price money for the Top…
Feb 09
Announcement – Towerrunning 200 – Taipei 101 Run Up – May 9, 2026
The second 2025 Towerrunning 200 race event of the year in Asia will kick off May 9 with the 19th edition of the Taipei 101 Run Up. The building is a landmark super tall skyscraper in the Xinyi district of Taipei, Taiwan, and until 2010 was the world’s…
Feb 02
Announcement Towerrunning 120 – Bieg Na Szczyt Rondo 1 – Warsaw – March 28, 2026
TWA is proud to announce the another European Towerrunning 120 race this year. On Saturday, March 28, 2026 the 14th edition of the Bieg na Szczyt will be staged at Rondo 1 in Warsaw. Runners will climb 38 floors and 836 stairs to the finish line.…
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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.
