{"id":60943,"date":"2017-08-14T07:15:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T11:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=60943"},"modified":"2017-08-26T11:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T15:37:42","slug":"best-vertical-races-stairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/best-vertical-races-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Vertical Races for the Ultimate Fitness Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photos (clockwise from top left): Red Bull; the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for Base 2 Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a total departure from your typical 10K<\/a> or trail run<\/a>, move on up with one of these six vertical races. They give \u201ctaking the stairs\u201d a whole new meaning, while skyrocketing your calorie burn and frying your quads and glutes. They each require you to scale a peak \u2014 whether you\u2019re sprinting up the staircase of a famous skyscraper or climbing a ski slope. Your reward: Killer views and an even more killer workout<\/a>. Bragging rights also await at the top.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>263 Races for Every Distance and Destination<\/a><\/p>\n

6 Vertical Races That Will Challenge Your Running Skills<\/h2>\n
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Photo courtesy of Red Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Red Bull 400<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>September 30, 2017
\n Where: <\/strong>Park City, Utah<\/p>\n

In the third annual running of this race, you\u2019ll swap out steps for a ski jump in Utah Olympic Park. Running 400 meters might sound like an insignificant distance \u2014 but it\u2019s a near completely vertical course. (If that sounds like too much, sign up for the 4×100 meter relay instead.) To make the ascent even tougher: Park City has an elevation of 6,870 feet right from the start. Scale to the top and you\u2019re sure to feel on top of the world.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for Base 2 Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Base 2 Space<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>October 1, 2017
\n<\/strong>Where: <\/strong>Seattle, WA<\/p>\n

Climb 52 stories (or 832 steps) up one of two intertwining, open-air stairwells in this sprint to the top of Seattle\u2019s famous Space Needle. Hang out in the observation deck afterward \u2014 520 feet above the ground \u2014 to soak up sights of the surrounding city. The event raises money for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and if you\u2019re one of the top fundraisers or first finishers, you could win the chance to walk the building\u2019s Halo. Only a handful of people have done so since it opened in 1962.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>The Best 10K Races Totally Worth the Travel<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. SkyRise Chicago<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>November 5, 2017
\n<\/strong>Where: <\/strong>Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

For this late fall race, you’ll take on the world\u2019s tallest indoor stair climb. Hoof it up the 103 floors (that\u2019s 2,109 steps) of Chicago’s Willis Tower, the second tallest building in the western hemisphere. The view of the Windy City from up above is quite breathtaking \u2014 though you\u2019ll probably already be breathless from the run to the top.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Twenty20<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Empire State Building Run-Up<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>February 2018
\n<\/strong>Where: <\/strong>New York, NY<\/p>\n

Earlier this year marked the 40th anniversary of this climb to the top of one of the most iconic buildings in the Big Apple. During the sprint, you\u2019ll cover 1,576 stairs over 86 flights. Take some time at the top to give your lungs a breather, as you soak up the sights of Central Park and other Manhattan landmarks.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>The 12 Most Epic Mud Runs in the World<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of American Lung Association in California, Fight For Air Climb Los Angeles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Fight for Air Climb<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>April 14, 2018
\n<\/strong>Where: <\/strong>Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

The American Lung Association sponsors many races to the top of skyscrapers across the country. This one, in the modernist Aon Center in downtown LA, involves running up 63 floors or 1,393 steps. Sign up with a team to raise money to help people with lung disease and you\u2019ll feel even better about hitting your peak.<\/p>\n

\"Vertical
Photo courtesy of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6. Denver CF Climb<\/a><\/h3>\n

When: <\/strong>July 2018
\n<\/strong>Where: <\/strong>Denver, CO<\/p>\n

You can find stair races across the country that raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. But take on this one, at Sports Authority Field in Denver, and you\u2019ll hoof it up and down 3,865 steps inside the stadium. If fundraising for kids with CF weren\u2019t inspiration enough, let fire fighters and police officers on the course put some pep in your step. The race has a whole entry category dedicated to first responders running in their full uniforms.<\/p>\n

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Reach crazy new fitness heights with these six vertical races that test your speed, strength and endurance. All you have to do is embrace the burn. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":60975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,24,6],"tags":[288,289,110,108,341,357],"class_list":["post-60943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardio","category-exercise","category-fitness","tag-cardio","tag-exercise","tag-race","tag-running","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2running"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}