Two Australians on Sunday won this year's race up Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, climbing 2,046 steps in the annual "Taipei 101 Run Up."

Some 4,500 runners from 36 countries took part in the race to the 91st floor of the Taipei 101 tower, which is one of the tallest buildings in the world.

Mark Bourne won the men's event with a time of 11 minutes and 24 seconds. His compatriot, Suzy Walsham, was the fastest woman with a time of 13 minutes and 36 seconds.