Thomas Dold after completing his run up The Torch Doha Hotel's 1304 steps across 51 floors in six minutes 31 seconds.
Germany’s Thomas Dold successfully defended his title at this year’s The Torch Doha Hotel Staircase Run as he climbed the tower's 1304 steps across 51 floors in an astonishing six minutes 31 seconds.
Dold, who won in the professional category and also won his seventh consecutive race to the top of the Empire State Building in New York last year, took part in this year’ race alongside 240 local and international runners.
“This run has the potential to become world-class. It’s an unbelievable feeling, reaching the top,” said Dold at the end of the race.
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Other successful runner were Jiri Vysteijn, a Czech expatriate, won the men’s category in seven minutes 48 seconds, while Elizabeth Cothran Isom became the fastest runner in the women’s category by finishing the race in nine minutes 25 seconds, both of whom were awarded a selection of prizes including a variety of vouchers for the Torch-Doha Hotel.
Among other participants was Chris Arthey, a British amputee who lost his left leg in a car accident in 2008.
The Torch Doha Hotel Staircase Run came only four days after Qatar’s second National Sports Day and the ‘Light the Torch’ challenge. Over 50 volunteers took turns cycling 30 stationary bicycles placed outside The Torch Doha Hotel in an attempt to produce enough energy to power the outdoor lighting system of the hotel. It took approximately 30 minutes for the entire facade to be fully lit.
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