Vertical running: Elite athletes race up skyscrapers — mashable.com

HONG KONG — One of the most grueling races in the world — up a 484-meter-tall tower — took elite runner Darren Wilson 11 minutes and 56 seconds to complete. Wilson jokes that he must be "certifiably crazy." Here's why: On Sunday morning, Wilson and two dozen other elite runners were among hundreds of participants who sprinted up the interior stairwells of the International Commerce Centre. At 118 stories, the tower is the tallest building in Hong Kong, and among the world's tallest structures.

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