KL Tower International Towerthon on April 5th is the first Towerrunning Tour as well as WFGT Towerrunning Challenge race in the 2020 season in Asia. First held in 1999 this is a very traditional event where athletes have to climb 1562 steep stairs up…
Feb 29
TWA National Associations/Representatives Update – Nations Cup
Our Towerrunning Family is growing ! Last year we elected and welcomed the National Associations of Australia, Malaysia and Mongolia officially as members of the TWA. This year we will have strong growth from Europe with the just founded Polish Towerrunning…
Feb 03
Announcement Carrera Vertical Torre Latino
Torre Latinoamericana, a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City, will host the first Towerrunning 120 race on American soil this year on March 1st, 2020. The race, the first leg of the 2020 Towerrunning 120 series, will see 1 000 participants scaling 720…
Jan 18
Towerrunning World Championships 2020: 9-5,101
The third Towerrunning World Championships will take place on May 9, 2020 at Taipei 101 in Taipei There are 2 heats within one day, details will be announced soon. Qualification criteria for invitations: 10 invitations = 600 Euro travel reimbursement…
Jan 14
Shanghai – Shanghai Tower – November 25
Announcement Towerrunning 200 Towerrunning Tour Final 2018 Shanghai - Shanghai Tower - November 25 TWA is proud to announce the second Towerrunning Tour Final since the new Race categories came into life. On Sunday, November 25, 2018 the Towerrunning…
Jan 08
TAKE THE STAIRS DAY
Think about it today "Forget the elevator and take the stairs" Not only when running - also in everyday life !
Dec 20
Towerrunning World Championships 2020
Booom....here we go with the news !!! Xmas present in advance...TWA is proud to announce the Towerrunning World Championships 2020. The third Towerrunning World Championships will take place on May 9, 2020 at the famous Taipei 101 in Taipei.More information…
Dec 18
Towerrunning European Championships 2020
Towerrunning European Championships will take place on October 17, 2020 in Warsaw at Rondo 1 ( Bieg Na Szczyt Rondo 1 / Rondo 1 Run Up ). The European Championships are organized as a joint project of the Towerrunning World Association (TWA) and the…
Dec 04
Towerrunning Tour Final 2019 – Shanghai Tower – November 24, 2019
Part 2 - Males Excitement pure before the male race. All the invited Top8 from the October Ranking were present. The big miss was defending Tour Champion Christian Riedl from Germany, because due to family reasons he did not travel much this year. Worth…
Nov 30
Towerrunning Tour Final 2019 – Shanghai Tower – November 24, 2019
Part 1 - Females Season Final for the 2nd time at Shanghai Tower, with more than half a kilometer vertical difference to gain not an easy race. Especially hard for the sprinters, but that's life. A get together of the world's best Towerrunners to determine…
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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.
