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Alexis Trujillo took first place at the SkyRise Chicago event at Willis Tower on Sunday (Nov. 3) in a time of 13:26.

In doing so, the Mexican star broke the win streak of Colombia’s Frank Carreno who had remained unbeaten at the event since 2016.

Trujillo took an impressive 21-seconds off the time that earned him third place in 2018.

Germany’s Görge Heimann was the second fastest to reach the top of the 103-floor building, in 13:38, while course record holder Carreno (12:58, 2017) finished third in 14:19.

Since 2017 the race has started two floors below ground level, meaning racers step up 105 floors and around 2,150 steps to the finish line.

Alexi Trujillos, SkyRise Chicago winner 2019, with Gorge Heimann (l) and Frank Carreno

It’s the second massive win in the USA for Trujillo this year, after he took victory at Scale the Strat in Las Vegas back in February.

It’s also welcome revenge over Carreno who has pipped Trujillo to first place at a couple of events in Mexico this year, including the Carrera Vertical Torre Latino back in March.

Since then, Trujillo has bagged some solid wins in his native country, with victories at Pabellon M Monterrey and Carrera Vertical UVM Campus Chapultepec in July, and Carrera Towerrunning Tlaxcala in August.

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La magia de la vista Skydeck – Willis Tower 2019🙌🏢😎 – Contento por tener otra oportunidad de correr en la escaleras de esta torre y presenciar la hermosa vista de Chicago.😍👁️🌁 – Esta torre de 105 pisos se construyó en 1973 y llegó a ser una de las más altas del mundo durante 20 años, así que correr aquí bastante imponente 😎🏃 – / / The magic of the Skydeck view – Willis Tower 2019🙌🏢😎 – Im very happy to have another chance yo run in the stairs of this tower and witness the beautiful view of Chicago. 😍 ️🌁 – This 105-story tower was built in 1973 and became one of the tallest in the world for 20 years, so running here is quite imposing 😎🏃 . . . . . #athlete #run #stairs #tower #running #sky #deck #view #chicago #sunday #funday #competition

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He has also secured excellent podium spots at European venues. He finished third at the Ostankino Tower run in Moscow, Russia on 24 August (image below) and was then second at the UFO Vertical Sprint in Bratislava, Slovakia, a week later.

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"Work hard until your idols become your rivals"🙌 – Today I had a very good perforrmance in the Ostankino Towerrunning Competition, one of the thoughest Competitions of the World circuit (or maybe the thoughest), a competition with only 334 m of height but with a high step height and inclination. 🤪🧗 – Im very glad to share the podium with the first (@towerrunner ), second (@mastowerrunner ) and fifth (@goergeheimann ) place of the Towerrunning World circuit.🏆🗺️ – Something that I appreciate too much is that the World Champion, Piotr, congratulate me for my achievement, that talks very well of him as an athlete and it means for me that we(my multidsciplinary team and me) are doing a big job. 💪🇲🇽 – – "Trabaja duro hasta que tus ídolos se conviertan en tus rivales"🙌 – Hoy tuve un muy buen desempeño en la competencia Ostankino Towerrunning, una de las competencias más duras del circuito mundial (o quizás la más dura), una competencia con sólo 334 m de altura, pero con una gran altura e inclinación.🤪🧗 – Estoy muy contento de compartir el podio con el primero, el segundo y quinto lugar del circuito Towerrunning World.🗺️🏆 – Algo que aprecio mucho es que el Campeón del Mundo, Piotr, me felicitó por mi logro, eso habla muy bien de él como atleta y significa para mí que nosotros (mi equipo multidisciplinario y yo) estamos haciendo un gran trabajo 💪🇲🇽 Muchas gracias a@vitalmex por hacer esto posible y al apoyo de mi equipo multidisciplinario @towerrunningmx @nutricionav @snaptorrelatino @uvmcampuschapultepec @elbardzn . . . . . #athlete #competition #towerrunning #running #fitness #fit

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The Willis (formerly Sears) Tower has long attracted some of the biggest names in American tower running, and this year was no different.

Alongside the international contingent of Trujillo, Heimann and Carreno were top Americans Alex Workman, Mark Ewell, Jason Larson, John Osborn and Mark Henderson.

Three-time winner Jesse Berg (2006, 2010, 2012) also made a welcome return to the Chicago tower, taking fourth place in 14:50. Alex Workman was fifth in 15:09.

SkyRise Chicago 2019 results

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