CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – ‘Climbing stairs is you versus the clock. It’s you versus you……’
And Troy Alston can run the stairs alright. Better than just about anybody in the world. Because you see, Troy is a professional stair runner.
Yes, it is a sport. Not an Olympic sport. But a sport.
Officially called Tower Running. Contestants race up the stairs of tall buildings. It’s a timed event.
‘To put that in perspective, it’s buildings such as the Empire State Building. It’s the stairs within them.’
Alston has been in Chattanooga for about a year now, after years in Florida.