Tour de stade

See also: Tower running

A tour de stade (French: [tuːʁ də stad], “tour of the stadium”) is a physical exercise in which a person runs up and down all the stairs in every section of a stadium.[1] The practice is associated in particular with Harvard Stadium at Harvard University, where it has been practiced for at least fifty years by Harvard's varsity heavyweight crew team.[2] Long-distance runners use the exercise to develop explosiveness.[2] Stadium stair climbing challenges are popular charity events.[3][4]

In popular culture

In "Man of Science, Man of Faith", the first episode of season two of Lost, Jack Shephard runs a tour de stade in a flashback where he meets Desmond Hume for the first time.

To prepare for his Iron Man Match against Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII, Shawn Michaels ran a tour de stade in several promotional vignettes that were aired to hype the main event matchup.

References

1. Deborah Hirsch Peeples (2006-10-12). "A fine line between mothering, stalking". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
2. Bob Brown (2004-11-14). "In an Ivy League of their own: Stadium provides ultimate workout". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
3. "Stair climb at Vicarage Road Stadium raises more than £8k for charities". Yahoo News. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
4. "Big Climb | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society". www.lls.org. Retrieved 2024-06-15.