Main Races
USA: Empire State Building Run Up, New York - February 1
Switzerland: Tower Running Basel - February 12
Great Britain: Vertical Rush, London - March 3
Taiwan: Taipei 101 International Run Up Race - June 5
Germany: Berlin Skyrun - June 12
Italy: Vertical Sprint, Milan - September 25
Singapore: Swissotel Vertical Marathon - November 20
Brazil: San Paolo Corrida Vertical - January 25, 2012
Trials
USA: Hustle up the Hancock, Chicago - February 27
Austria: Millennium Tower Run, Vienna- October 1
Vietnam: Bitexco Vertical Run - October 30
Columbia: Bogotà Torre de Colpatria * - December 8
(*) Ranking points valid for 2012
VWC Ranking
In a seven to nine race calendar, athletes count the four best results obtained in the main VWC races and one VWC Trial (4 + 1). In the event of a tie, the athlete with the best result in the final race will be awarded the title.
Prizes
US $6,000 will be awarded to the VWC Champions ($ 3,000 each) at the San Paolo Corrida Vertical in Brazil, the VWC final on January 25t, 2012
Ranking points system
Each race will assign points based on the winning men’s/women’s results according to the following breakdown: 100-88-78-72-68-66-64-62-60-58-56-54-52-50 down to 2 points to the 30th position for men and the same system for women down to 10th position. The ranking points in the final race will be increased by 20% for all Vertical World Circuit® competitors.
Click here for VWC 2011 Rules
Official website: www.verticalrunning.org
Updated June 14, 2011