2024 TAIPEI 101 Run Up Sign-up to Start

Editor Chih Yi Chen (Chelsea)

Photographer Taipei 101

A ceremony to mark the start of sign-up for the TAIPEI 101 Run Up 2024 Towerrunning World Championships was held on March 14, 2024. This event officially announced the holding of this international vertical marathon race yet again this year; online registration will begin at noon on March 15, and the race will be held on May 4.

The theme of this year's Taipei 101 Run Up is "We are the Campions". (Photo・Taipei 101) — The theme of this year’s Taipei 101 Run Up is “We are the Champions.” (Credit: Taipei 101)

Ranking among the world’s most difficult vertical marathons, the TAIPEI 101 Run Up is famous worldwide for its formidable 91 floors, 2,046 steps, and a vertical distance of 390m. The theme of this year’s race is “We are the Champions「做自己的冠軍」” and runners are encouraged to challenge themselves and seek to excel. The race will be an extremely tough challenge to all, but everyone who completes it will be a champion.

The logo of Taipei 101 Run UP. (Photo・Taipei 101 Facebook)

The TAIPEI 101 Run Up will be cooperated with title sponsor CTBC(中國信託） for the sixth time this year, and CTBC will be providing awards to competitors in the Self-Challenge Section. In addition, holders of CTBC credit cards and debit cards will receive a 10% discount on the entry fee when signing up, and CTBC will contribute 5% of registration fees to social welfare causes via the CTBC Charity Foundation. Last year’s partner Nan Ya Plastics Corp(南亞塑膠）. will also be on board this year, and will make this year’s race a green event by providing environmentally friendly recycled functional jerseys to runners.

There will be a maximum of 5,000 participants at this year’s race, and they will be divided into TWA Elite(TWA菁英組), General Elite(菁英組), Self-Challenge(自我挑戰組), and Team categories(團隊組）. Among these categories, the TWA Elite category must first complete running from the 1^st floor to the 91^st floor, and then the second round, which consists of running from the 1^st floor to the 59^th floor. This will greatly increase the race’s difficulty, and top runners from all around the world are cordially invited to sign up. Participating athletes will enjoy a 20% discount on tickets to the TAIPEI 101 observatory at the top of the TAIPEI 101 building, and a discount code will be provided upon registering (limited to one-time use and to be used before June 30, 2024). The discount code may be used to purchase tickets via the TAIPEI 101’s website (limited to one-time purchase before June 30, 2024, and use for a maximum of 4 foreign and domestic full tickets). We look forward to runners challenging themselves and also bringing their families and friends up to the TAIPEI 101 observatory to enjoy the wonderful view.