Malaysia’s tower runner athlete, Soh Wai Ching has recently won the 2021 Empire State Building Run in New York City on Wednesday (October 28th)!
Photo via Instagram (Soh Wai Ching)
Believe it or not… he managed to run up 86 floors, or 1,576 stairs of the Empire State Building in just 10 minutes and 47 seconds, which placed him first in the elite men’s division race.
The 27-year-old also became the first Asian to win the Empire State Building Run-Up where the winners will get to donate US$100,000 or RM415,100 to a charity of their choice.
He took to his Instagram page to share the good news with his followers: “I am super thrilled to be the first Asian to win the Empire State Building Run Up last night,” adding that he was also excited to meet the Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan at the race.
However, Soh was not satisfied with his performance as he was aiming to complete the race in less than 10 minutes, as reported by the Malay Mail.
Just last year, Soh was confirmed as the new Guinness World Record holder for the Greatest Vertical Height Stair Climbing in One Hour (Male) with a distance of 1.295km after completing his run at the Four Season Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Woah this is amazing. We can’t even go up two flights of stairs to our office without getting out of breath!
Congratulations, Soh Wai Ching! We can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve next!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
