No new date set for annual 'vertical marathon' as race up Taiwan landmark canceled

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/03/06
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The global outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has persuaded Taipei 101 to postpone its annual Run Up race, reports said Friday (March 6).

Since 2005, each year on one day in May, thousands of athletes from dozens of countries participate in the arduous “vertical marathon.” They typically run and climb 2,046 steps up to the iconic building’s 91st floor.

However, concerns about possible mass infections led Taipei 101 to announce Friday that this year’s edition would not take place in May. A new date has yet to be determined, CNA reported.
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