Hustle Chicago (formerly known as "Hustle up the Hancock") is a very traditional race in this well known city located on Lake Michigan which has an outstanding importance in our sport. The full climb over 1632 stairs in 94 floors ends at the Observation…
Nov 26
Announcement – Towerrunning 200 – International Vertical Marathon PingAn – Shenzhen – January 11, 2025
TWA is proud to announce the sixth edition of this race which will be staged on January 11, 2025 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 24
Valentina Belotti & Ryoji Watanabe Towerrunning Tour Champions 2024
A second place behind Croatian surprise winner Tea Faber secures Italy's Valentina Belotti the Tour a few weeks after achilles surgery. In the Asian duel Japan's Ryoji Watanabe overtakes his rival Wai Ching Soh from Malaysia with a win at Shanghai Tower.…
Nov 22
Preview – Towerrunning Tour Final 2024 – Shanghai Tower – November 24
That's how it should be ! The Champions of the Towerrunning Tour 2024 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…
Oct 11
Race Report – Empire State Building Run Up 2024 – New York – October 9
The 46th edition of the world's most famous stair races surprised with two new winners ! We start chronologically with the male race. In the 2 years before the podium was the same with Malaysian Wai Ching Soh taking the title before Ryoji Watanabe from…
Oct 10
Monica Carl (GER) & Ryoji Watanabe (JPN) are ESBRU Champions 2024
Top 3Females 1 Monica Carl (GER) 2 Yuko Tateishi (JPN) 3 Verena Schmitz (GER) Top 3 Males 1 Ryoji Watanabe (JPN) 2 Wai Ching Soh (MAS) 3 Fabio Ruga (ITA) Full results at https://www.athlinks.com/event/382111/results/Event/1093108/Course/2524389/Division/2442071/Results…
Oct 09
Empire State Building Run Up – Live Stream
Live stream at the finish line of Empire State Building Run Up 2024 will be at the YouTube channel of the building: https://youtube.com/@theempirestatebldg?si=e_adC5-T5WsCFZ8v
Sep 23
Towerrunning Tour Final 2024 – Shanghai Tower – November 24
TWA is proud to announce the Towerrunning Tour Final. It will be staged for the 5th time at the amazing Shanghai Tower on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world with a height of 632 meters. The runners will…
Sep 21
Announcement – Towerrunning 80 – SkyRise Chicago – Willis Tower – November 3, 2024
One of the tallest indoor stair climbs in the world will be held up the soaring Willis Tower in Chicago on Sunday, November 3, 2024. SkyRise Chicago, a Towerrunning 80 event will see athletes climb 2,159 stairs and to finish at SkyDeck Chicago on the…
Aug 31
Announcement – Towerrunning 120 – OXFAM Towerrun – Macau – October 20
TWA is proud to announce the 11th edition of OXFAM Towerrun which will take place on October 20, 2024 at the famous Macau Tower in Macau. It is the city main landmark with a height of 338 meters. The runners will race 1298 stairs on 61 floors from the…
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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.
