Television tower Stuttgart – 10th May 2009
As hard as steel - that is how your thighs will feel after this run if you have fought for top times. But also with more time and quiet and a lower stepping frequency the tower poses a challenge. It is an almost impossible task to keep your normal stepping rhythm as the steps are extraordinarily high: 2 steps per foot. But also those who choose an alternative gentler for the muscles (one step per foot) will arrive quickly at the top. And there you will have a rare panorama. Trees and the provincial capital as far as the eye can see. That is your view in Stuttgart after
Your Run2Sky.
Facts:
Steps: 762
Height of steps: 20,5 cm
Depth of steps: 24,5 cm
Levels: 6
Difference in altitude: 150
Height of building: 217
Winner last year: Thomas Dold
Course record: 4:32 Minuten
Starting fee: 15 Euro
Starting time: at 11:00 am in a time trail system
Registration deadline: 4. May 2009
Late registration is possible at the day of the competition against supplementary fee
The race is limited to 100 participants.
Description of the route:
The start is in front of the tower. After a short even section of 50 meters you reach the iron lattice steps. The staircase winds up meter by meter at the inside of the tower. After 37 steps an even section of 7 meters interrupts the exhausting rhythm of the high steps. This rhythm will pass into a normal stair at a height of 75 meters. Then you can also use your left arm for support. Before entering the stairs to the level of the restaurant you have to run up the 32 steps corkscrew stairs. You will then finish the last steps up to the panorama terrace under the applause of the audience.
Direct link to "Fernsehturm Stuttgart" in Google Earth
(This link can only be used when Google Earth is installed.)