I passed by a shopping mall today and there was some sort of vertical marathon organized there. What is a vertical marathon?

"Vertical Marathon" is also called stair running. This kind of sport uses the stairs in high-rise buildings as a running track. The entire race is a great test for the runners' explosive power and endurance. With the development of economy, many cities in China have also built a large number of high-rise buildings, which provides very good conditions for the promotion of vertical marathon in the country.

This new type of climbing race is a higher challenge for runners’ physical fitness, and the rising altitude is also a second psychological breakthrough. Therefore, it has also attracted more young people to participate.

With the promotion of this sport, the number of participants is increasing. Some horse racing organizers began to come up with new tricks to attract more people to participate. The sport has a tendency to turn into a carnival. Athletes are also beginning to be dissatisfied with the mechanical movement of just left and right feet step by step, and the experience of the vertical marathon is not just about "climbing stairs."