The UK Tower Running Championship Series continues this coming Sunday (11th Oct) with a race at Portsmouth’s renowned Emirates Spinnaker Tower.
Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
The sprint race, which covers 530 steps, was won in 2014 by Mark Sims in a time of 2.32 who will be back this year vying to retain his title and add to his impressive second place finish at the Gherkin last month. Also in the mix this year will be “The Slovenian Multi-Tool” Matjaz Miklosa. Currently ranked 8th in the world, and coming off the back of a solid sprint performance last weekend in Graz, Austria, Miklosa will be hotly tipped to push Sims to the limit.
The unique stairs inside Emirates Spinnaker Tower
The disappointing absence of Rich Sirrs, clear winner at the Gherkin, means there is now potential for the UK championship to be blown wide open. The Orchard Park Stair Running Club athlete would have been hotly fancied to take one of the top spots and secure his current position at the top of the UK Championship Series table.
After one race the championship table currently looks like this:
UK Tower Running Championship Series
- Rich Sirrs 40
- Mark Sims 32
- Alex James Ward 26
- Lawrence Needham 22
- Daniel Sirrs 20
- Mark Wallace 18
- Jay Kilshaw 16
- Patrick Gallagher 14
- Michael Johnston 12
- Thomas Fox 10
Good luck to everyone racing in Portsmouth on Sunday.
Keep climbing!
