Taipei 101 Run Up 2019 | taipei 101 climb
Morethan5000athletesclimbed101The15theditionoftheTaipei101RunUponceagainwasanexcitingdayfortheTowerrunningfamilyTraditionallytheeliteathletesbeginthecompetitionandwiththegongceremonySuzyWalshamstartedher91storiesclimbupmastering2046stairs.Andforthe5thtimeshewasfastestfemaleinatimeof13:12givingacomfortableleadbeforeMuhuaJian(CHN-14:00))and4th-time3rdCristinaBonacina(ITA-15:51).Twohomeathletesfollowed(4LeeXiaoYu16:10and5JiangHuiShi16:41)IlonaGradusfromPolandinherfirstintercontinentalstairracea...
More than 5000 athletes climbed 101
The 15th edition of the Taipei 101 Run Up once again was an exciting day for the Towerrunning familyTraditionally the elite athletes begin the competition and with the gong ceremony Suzy Walsham started her 91 stories climb up mastering 2046 stairs. And for the 5th time she was fastest female in a time of 13:12 giving a comfortable lead before Muhua Jian (CHN-14:00)) and 4th-time 3rd Cristina Bonacina (ITA-15:51). Two home athletes followed (4 Lee Xiao Yu 16:10 and 5 Jiang Hui Shi 16:41)Ilona Gradus from Poland in her first intercontinental stair race and Malaysian Michele Tan placed 6th and 7th.
Same story in the male race: The defending Champion Piotr Lobodzinski was unchallenged and added his score to now three titles at 101. 10:46 was his best time here and the course record is in reach ! Four times Champion Mark Bourne from Australia was second in 11:27. In another round of the duel for Top Asian Japanese Ryoji Watanabe (11:43) wa...