A new course record was set by Piotr Lobodzinski of Poland, conquering 52 floors or 1,334 steps of the iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers in 7 minutes and 9 seconds, an improvement of 9 seconds from his time (7 minutes and 18 seconds) in the same event last year.
Suzy Walsham also cut off 22 seconds from her time last year, recording 8 minutes and 16 seconds to complete the 15th edition of Dubai Holding SkyRun.
A record 400 runners kicked off the 2017 World Vertical Circuit conquering Dubai’s iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers, scaling a distance of 265 metres. As the first leg of the 10-city global circuit, Dubai Holding SkyRun welcomed elite athletes, amateur competitors and fitness enthusiasts from around the world.
The 2017 Dubai Holding SkyRun winners are:
Female | Male | Team | |
First | Suzy Walsham
(00:08:16) |
Piotr Lobodzinski
(00:07:09) |
Talise Fitness
(00:10:11) |
Second | Lenka Svabikova
(00:10:16) |
Emanuele Manzi
(00:07:32) |
LRM Step Ups
(00:11:38) |
Third | Natalia Sedykh
(00:10:42)) |
Rauno Tiits
(00:08:34) |
KHDA Warriors 1
(00:12:43) |
The Dubai Holding SkyRun is supported by Reebok, Barclays, Dubai Duty Free, du, Monviso, Sebamed, AlRawabi and Organic Foods and Café.
15 years of an upward journey has led to yet another great edition of #DHSkyRun. The best moments of the race here https://t.co/yYnltyjj9P
— DubaiHoldingWellness (@DH_Wellness) March 3, 2017