On March 28th 2026 we have another Towerrunning 120 race in Spain ! The race venue is one of the most emblematic hotels in Benidorm and has picturesque views of the beautiful Poniente Beach. Until the 1960’s, Benidorm was a small fishing village, but…
Jan 28
Towerrunning Tour News Spring 2026
In this short post we want to give you a preview about our next announcements. One of the first and most difficult challenges for any race organizer is to find the suitable date. Too many, partly uninfluencable, factors are involved and so we have an…
Jan 10
Tea Faber & Wai Ching Soh are Ping An Champions 2026
The first major event of the Towerrunning Tour 2026 was the International Vertical Marathon PingAn up the iconic PingAn Financial Center in Shenzhen. To be climbed were 116 floors with 3201 stairs covering an altitude of 541 meters. Many international…
Dec 23
Season Final Ranking 2025
In the Towerrunning Tour 2025 we had a record 38 stair races in 19 different countries. Here is the ranking after the already traditional season end at Shanghai Tower: https://www.towerrunning.com/ranking/ For the first time in our history Japan took…
Nov 27
Announcement – Towerrunning 200 – International Vertical Marathon PingAn – Shenzhen – January 10, 2026
TWA is proud to announce the 7th edition of this race which will be staged on January 10, 2026 at the amazing Ping An Finance Centre in Shenzhen. It is the world’s fifth tallest building with a height of 599 meters. The runners will race 3201 stairs…
Nov 26
Announcement – Towerrunning 120 – CUPRA Barcelona Tower Running Challenge – Torre Glories – January 17, 2026
TWA is proud to announce a new 120 race of the Towerrunning Tour in Europe. On Saturday, January 17, 2026 the 1st edition of the CUPRA Barcelona Tower Running Challenge will be staged at Torre Glories, Barcelona in Spain. Torre Glories is a…
Nov 22
Tea Faber & Wai Ching Soh Tour Champions 2025
Tea Faber (CRO) & Wai Ching Soh (MAS) win the the Shanghai Tower Towerrunning Challenge and crown themselves as Champions of the Towerrunning Tour 2025 too ! Full results and pictures coming (race still in progress ....)
Nov 20
Preview – Towerrunning Tour Final 2025 – Shanghai Tower – November 22
The Champions of the Towerrunning Tour 2025 are crowned at the final race at Shanghai Tower. It is the highest in altitude with 552 m to climb on 3398 stairs at 119 floors. Check what awaits you at this short Stairography. In the men’s competition…
Oct 29
Announcement – Towerrunning 120 – IVM Final – Guangzhou CTF Station – December 7, 2025
TWA is proud to announce a new 120 race of the Towerrunning Tour in Asia which also will be the first race of the Towerrunning Tour 2026. On Sunday, December 7 the 2025 International Vertical Marathon Final will be staged at Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre,…
Oct 26
Top3 – Towerrunning 160 – Sky Marathon SWFC – Shanghai – October 26, 2025
Valentina Belotti & Wai Ching Soh are SWFC Champions 2025. Females: 1 Valentina Belotti (ITA) 18:38 2 Yuko Tateishi (JPN) 19:46 3 Gejun Zhang (CHN) 20:04 Males: 1 Wai Ching Soh (MAS) 15:20 2 Mark Bourne (AUS) 15;31 3 Ryoji Watanabe (JPN) 15:32 Full…
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.
