The International Skyrunning Federation have announced an addition to the 2017 Vertical World Circuit. The highest skyscraper race ever held will take place in South Korea’s tallest building, Lotte World Tower, on April 23 as an Official Vertical World Circuit Exhibition race.

The “Lotte World Tower International Skyrun” is the country’s first and only international stair climbing race.

Top ranked runners, including current and past world champions, will be joined by hundreds of participants up for the extreme challenge of ascending the 2,917 steps and 123 floors of the building in the fastest time possible. Topping out at 555m, it is the fifth tallest in the world.

The number of steps amount to 30% more than New York’s T2T Tower Climb which counts 2,226 steps and is currently the highest building on the 2017 Vertical World Circuit valid for ranking points.

The top ranked athletes lining up for this extraordinary event are reigning VWC champions: Piotr Lobodzinski from Poland and Suzy Walsham from Australia, joined by Australians, former world champion Mark Bourne and Darren Wilson, Alice McNamara and Cindy Reid, together with Emanuele Manzi from Italy and Yuri Yoshizumi from Japan.

To reward their efforts, a total of US$10,000 prize money will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers, one of the largest on the circuit.

Official Event Website: www.lwt.co.kr/skyrun/introduce.do
Vertical World Circuit: www.verticalworldcircuit.com