Around six hundred vertical marathon runners take on Beijing’s tallest building, clambering up 82 floors and a total of 2,041 steps
The second edition of the China World Summit Wing HOTEL
Vertical Run took place on Sunday morning in Beijing.
Around one thousand competitors, including 24 elite runners from around the world joined the race which is an official stop on the 2014 Vertical World Circuit (VWC) – the world’s first and only skyscraper racing circuit uniting some of the world’s most iconic skyscraper races, including the Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City.
Runners participating in the VWC are assigned points based on their results and the male and female competitors with the total highest scores at the end of the year will be declared world champions.
The challenging course took place in the staircase of THE HOTEL.
Starting from the ground floor lobby, runners climbed 82 floors and 2041 steps to a height of 330 meters and finish at the rooftop of the building.
Piotr Lobodzinski from Poland appeared at the finish line first in 10 minutes 1.4 seconds to take the trophy and a US$1,500 (£900) cheque.
In the women’s elite race, defending champion Suzy Walsham from Australia won the title again with a time of 11 minutes 50.3 seconds.
Local runners also had good performances on Sunday. Gan Xue, a university student from Beijing finished in second in the women’s elite category in 13 minutes 37.6 seconds.
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