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Tower running is a sport, which involves running up tall man-made structures. Usually the races take place on the internal staircases of skyscrapers, but the term can cover any foot race which involves a course that ascends a man-made structure.

Tower running races often take place at the world's tallest structures including Taipei 101 (Taipei), Menara Tower (Kuala Lumpur), Willis ( former Sears ) Tower (Chicago), Eureka Tower (Melbourne), Swissotel (Singapore), Tower 42 (London) and Empire State (New York). Races are held in either time trial or mass-start format and attract elite athletes from various sport with often large sums of prize money.

Leading international stair runners include: Men: Paul Crake (AUS), professional road cyclist. Thomas Dold (GER), world champion running backwards. Troy de Haas (AUS), international orienteer. Marco de Gasperi (ITA), world champion mountain running. Matthias Jahn (GER), european x-country runner.

Women: Andrea Mayr (AUT), mountain running champion. Suzy Walsham (AUS), commowealth game 1,500m finalist. Cindy Harris (USA).

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 '''Tower running''' is a [[sport]], which involves running up tall man-made structures. Usually the races take place on the internal staircases of [[skyscraper]]s, but the term can cover any foot race which involves a course that ascends a man-made structure.
-Tower running races often take place at the world's tallest structures including [[Taipei 101]] (Taipei), [[Menara Tower]] (Kuala Lumpur), [[Willis ( former Sears ) Tower]] (Chicago), [[Eureka Tower]] (Melbourne), [[Swissotel]] (Singapore) and [[Empire State]] (New York). Races are held in either time trial or mass-start format and attract elite athletes from various sport with often large sums of prize money.
+Tower running races often take place at the world's tallest structures including [[Taipei 101]] (Taipei), [[Menara Tower]] (Kuala Lumpur), [[Willis ( former Sears ) Tower]] (Chicago), [[Eureka Tower]] (Melbourne), [[Swissotel]] (Singapore), [[Tower 42]] (London) and [[Empire State]] (New York). Races are held in either time trial or mass-start format and attract elite athletes from various sport with often large sums of prize money.
 Leading international stair runners include: