It was again that time yesterday: 2,000 runners from over 20 countries competed in the Shanghai Tower Vertical Marathon. The name „marathon“ is deceptive – fortunately. The runners did not have to cover 42 kilometers, but „only“ 119 floors. The vertical route in the Shanghai Tower is 552 meters high and has 3,398 steps, making the event the highest tower run in the world. Ryoji Watanabe from Japan achieved the best time for the men: he finished in 18 minutes. Tea Faber from Croatia won the women’s race, conquering all the steps in 21 minutes and 26 seconds.