More than 4,500 runners from 38 countries took part in the annual Taipei 101 Run Up Sunday, with Poland’s Piotr Lobodzinsky and Australian Suzy Walsham winning in the men’s and women’s elite group categories.

Lobodzinsky and Walsham won with time of 11:8 and 13:16, respectively. They were each awarded NT$38,000 in prize money.

Among the local runners, Kuo chun-ku and Chiu Li-ching won the men’s and women’s top titles, with times of 12:53 and 19:39, respectively, earning each of them also NT$38,000.

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, who was feeling unwell, finished the run up in 45:54.


This was the first time the annual run up was part of more than 160 races organized by the Austria-based Towerrunning World Association (TWA) in 25 countries.

The Taipei 101 Run Up was also evaluated for the Tower Running World Cup.

In the relay category, Taipei won the top title with 9:24, while a team of members of the diplomatic corps stationed in Taiwan ended in second place in 12:00, while a team from Taipei 101 finished third with 12:13.

 

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