Teenage sensation defeats Vassalli
It’s quite a while since Daniela Vassalli lost a tower running race. Imagine her shock when that defeat was dished out by a 13 year old, in the season’s fourth Vertical World Circuit ® race on Basel’s Messerturm last Saturday…
Marie-Fee Breyer from Germany stormed to the top of the Messerturm in 3 minutes and 27 seconds, breaking the tower record into the bargain. The teenager from Freiburg had some success in 2009, but this is by far her biggest success to date – should she continue to develop expect to hear a lot more about her.
The men’s race also saw the record fall to winner Tomas Celko, climbing the thirty-one floors and 542 steps to the summit of Switzerland’s tallest building in a mere 2 minutes and 37 seconds. He now stands second in the series rankings.
Overall Vassalli still leads the women’s series, with Fabio Ruga taking the lead in the men’s series, champion Thomas Dold falls to third.
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