Mar 11 2008
Stiletto Run
It doesn’t get any better than this. Three years ago Amsterdam created a race called the Stiletto run where women race for $15,000…in stilettos for 380 yards. Berlin and others have followed suit with their version as well.
Tell me, what would make women do this? Who are these women? I like money too but no one is going to get me to slap on a pair of stilettos and run down a street with hundreds of other women. I don’t think stilettos are safe to walk in let alone sprint in during a race. They have to be higher than 3 ½ inches. I’m an inch to 2 inch girl myself.
For $15,000 I thought there would be more contact, you know like Black Friday when there is just one $29.99 Elmo Sings Christmas Elvis left. But no, these women have numbers on their backs and have focus as if it were an Olympic sport. I wonder if anyone gets sponsorship from a stiletto company. You could probably sell more shoes that way. Stilettos you can run in, like secret agent stilettos. Maybe I have it all wrong, maybe TV is right, there are really women running around in high heels.
The top finisher is flanked by two runners voted as Best Dressed and Best Shoes. You can’t beat that. Dress stylishly and run down the street in stilettos. This should be pre-race entertainment at a Formula One race with the pit lane ladies.
Not me ladies, I own sneakers.
Tell me about it. I can’t even jump in sneakers without feeling the PAIN!