In 1492, Christopher Columbus proclaimed the world to be round.
In 2005, Thomas Friedman argued it now to be flat. Uploading,
outsourcing, and off-shoring in this globalised age, Friedman
said, has fundamentally changed the landscape of our modern
world. Though our earth may no longer be as round as it was 500
years ago, it is by no means flat. Take for instance, Landmark
72 Tower in Hanoi. Have you seen it? It’s really tall. The
tallest in Vietnam. It’s got 1,914 stairs. Take that Thomas.
Though it’s probably the case that soaring buildings all over
the world are further evidence of our globalised, ‘flat’ earth,
a few of these modern day monuments are being re-imagined with
activities far removed from the typical financial endeavours
associated with skyscrapers. On Sep. 30, over 500 runners will
compete in a race from the bottom to the top of Hanoi’s Landmark
72 Tower. And these runners will in fact be RUNNING. Survival of
the Fittest? Running up the steps of a skyscraper could seem a
bit puzzling. What does