To overcome the stairs and... yourself

Along with all the professionals and mountain runners taking part, 38 firefighters dashed to the top of the 192m skyscraper in pairs and in full gear, which must weigh at least a few kilograms. Marcin Ździebło turned out to be the fastest of these brave men. The second to reach the finishing line was Paweł Hess, while Mateusz Iracki came third. The Rondo 1 Run-Up is included in the Towerrunning World Cup series, and as such the sport’s top competitors entered the contest, including Piotr Łobodziński (Poland) – this year’s men’s winner – and Lenka Šabíková (Czech Republic), who came second in the women’s category. Damian Ziemianin (the Polish stair running champion) came in tenth. Furthermore, mountain runners Anna Ficner (who came third this year) and Dominika Wiśniewska-Ulfik – the winner of this year’s Rondo 1 Run-Up – were also able to test their mettle. And the real estate sector, which was also represented in the race, should be proud of Ewa Madej of JLL, who had the best women’s time (6:41) in the category for our business. Katarzyna Kosińska (Knight Frank), Ewelina Gronek (Vertigo Property Group), Konrad Szaruga (CBRE), who had the best men’s time (5:04), Tomasz Czerniak (Colliers International), Zbigniew Smyczyński (CBRE), Łukasz Duczkowski (Colliers), Paweł Płusa (Knight Frank) and Wojciech Jaros (Vertigo Property Group) also did not let down the sector – each finishing with impressive times. All those taking part said that it was their way of proving themselves and exceeding their own limitations. Everyone who took up their positions at the start had to be in good shape to finish the race at all. And it was worth it. Not only for those participating, but also for the children cared for by the SOS Children’s Villages association. The organiser of the race – Rondo 1 – donated the entire funds raised from the entry fees (PLN 23,500) to the charity. The event was co-organised by Advanced Public Relations and Sport Evolutions.