Tue, Oct 6, 2026
New York, NY
The course is entirely vertical: stairs, nothing but stairs, from the lobby to the observation deck. There are no turns to navigate, no terrain to read, no wind to factor except what you carry in your lungs. The climb is relentless and the building does not get shorter as you go. Elite tower runners treat this as a major event, and the field reflects that.
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