Race info and guidelines

In 2025, we are introducing a refreshed experience spanning September and October, aligned with the World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September) and World Mental Health Day (10 October). As a corporate sponsor, company can take part in a series of activities aimed at supporting employees' mental health.

Virtual Race (8 – 22 September) 

Participants will register on a mobile app using a unique promo code, unlocking three challenges that track their progress as step counts—climbing up to the equivalent of 947 steps to reach the Jardine House’s penthouse—during the virtual race period. Each sponsor may nominate up to 200 participants. Awards will go to the top three individuals who represent their companies.

Physical Race (12 October) 

Participants will compete in a 49-floor vertical race, covering 947 steps, to reach the Penthouse of Jardine House. Race categories include team relays of five participants in men’s, women’s, and mixed divisions, as well as individual races. 

Come and cheer on your colleagues competing for the champion titles. Bring your family and friends to join in the fun at the Carnival, where games and activities that promote mental health await! 

• Each team should have five runners. 
• For each mixed corporate relay team, there must be at least one runner of the opposite sex from the majority of the team. 
• All relay runners are required to wear their numbered bib, which will be handed out during registration, in the manner specified by race officials for easy identification. 
• Each team is provided with a relay baton. The baton must be carried by team members during the race and passed to the next member at the check points on the 10th, 20th, 30th and 40th floors. 
• The time when the last member of each team carrying the baton reaches the finish point will be recorded as the team’s overall time. 
• Teams ending the race without the relay baton will be disqualified. 
• Upon passing the baton, runners should exit the stairway via the service lift for transfer to the ground floor. 

• All runners are required to wear their numbered bib, which will be handed out during registration, in the manner specified by race officials for easy identification. 
• Runners who cannot complete the race within 15 minutes will be asked to leave the stairway at the next check point. 
• In the Barrow Cup, each runner will obtain a score which is based on the "Completion Time" divided by age. The runner with the lowest score will be the winner (i.e., fastest veteran runner by age). 

• Each team should have five runners, each of whom will complete five floors, for a total of twenty-five floors in all. 
• All runners are required to wear their numbered bib, which will be handed out during registration, in the manner specified by race officials for easy identification. 
• Runners who may have difficulty with the race should be identified to race officials so that suitable assistance can be provided.