The 2008 Sydney Tower Run Up was held on Friday August 29th in support of the Heart Foundation.
Congratulations to everyone who entered!
The Sydney Tower Run-Up is the city’s ultimate challenge: competing for the fastest time for the climb to the Observation Deck of Sydney Tower, the highest point above the city.
A fitness challenge for all athletes, professional or not, the Tower Run-Up takes competitors up the fire escape stairs in the centre of the Tower’s steel-encased shaft. Entrants includes an international field of elite men and women, plus age-specific groups, corporate groups and emergency services groups with the elite’s taking up the challenge to win a flight to New York City to compete in the Empire State Building Run Up.
The race commences in Pitt Street Mall adjacent to Centrepoint shopping centre in front of lunch-time crowds, and finishes on the Observation Deck finish line - 1,385 steps later. The best time was achieved in 2000 by Paul Crake, who managed an incredible 6 minutes and 52 seconds!
Stay tuned for details to come on the 2009 Tower Run Up!
