KUALA LUMPUR – The country’s number one tower-runner Soh Wai Ching continued his incredible achievements when he topped the race up the stairs of Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, the United Kingdom yesterday.
Wai Ching ran the 560 steps to the top in 2min 18sec to break the previous record of 2min 25sec set by Briton Mark Sims in 2017.
This victory also marks the 21st consecutive win for Wai Ching in tower-running competitions since his first at One World Trade Centre in New York, the United States back on June 5 last year.
This was also his fourth tower-running competition in Europe this year after Bieg Na Szczyt (Rondo 1), Warsaw, Poland; Teletorni Trepijooks (Tallinn TV Tower), Tallinn, Estonia; and Subida Vertical Gran Bali Hotel (Gran Bali Hotel), Benidorm, Spain.
“Once I crossed the finishing line, I quickly knelt down to catch my breath then asked the crew about my finishing time and they told me the time was 2min 18sec.
“I personally think that 2min 18sec is still breakable and I can probably hit sub-2min 10sec with more speed endurance workout tailor-made for this run up,” said Wai Ching through a post on his official website. – Bernama, April 29, 2023
