New course record at 15th Dubai Holding SkyRun

Sport360 staff 15:48 05/03/2017
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  • Suzy Walsham (L) and Piotr Lobodzinski (R)

    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.

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