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Banyan Tree Bangkok's Vertical Marathon Package

Where: 21/100 South Sathon Road, Bangkok, Thailand, 10120

You may not impress the water cooler co-workers much these days with tales of running a plain old marathon, but how about running a "vertical marathon" up a high-rise hotel's steps--in Bangkok, Thailand?

The swanky Banyan Tree Bangkok is kicking off its annual vertical marathon on September 10, with runners vaulting up 1,093 steps to the helipad on the roof. Best of all, this won't require six months of training and hours of your time on race day: the record-holder did the whole thing in 6 minutes and 29 seconds. All proceeds go to a children's AID charity, and last year's event raised over 10 grand.

You can enter the race for only $9, but you need a good night's sleep right? The hotel is offering a Vertical Marathon package that is $175 a night, including breakfast, marathon registration, a t-shirt, and 20% off at the spa---for that leg massage afterwards. You also get 20% off at the restaurants, including the aptly-named Vertigo on the roof, with a 360-degree view of the city. Have a sunset dinner and brag about how you ran up there from the ground level just that morning...

Related Stories:
· Banyan Tree reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Vertical Marathon [Tourism Authority of Thailand]