High Heel Marathon Comes to NYC
posted by: Shomore in Celebrity Shoe Style on July 9th, 2008
High heel marathons have officially hit the states. It’s fitting that the latest high heel marathon occurred in fashionable New York City. From the NY Post:
..When the bubbly blond co-host of “Live with Regis & Kelly” saw a news story about an international high-heel marathon, she bragged to Executive Producer Michael Gellman that if there was one in New York, she’d win.
More than 500 participants – including 11 men – from 40 states will compete in Regis and Kelly’s first-ever High Heel-a-thon in Central Park this morning for a chance at first place and $25,000. The race will air live starting at 9:30 a.m.
“Kelly is known for her shoes. So when she was bragging that she’d win, we knew we had to do it,” Gellman says. “Though now she’s getting nervous. She’s starting to backtrack. It was, ‘I’m gonna win, I’m gonna kill those people.’ And now she sounds like she’s nervous.” And she is.
“I’ve run in high heels trying to catch a cab, running to the bus, running to go through my life. I know what it’s like – it’s not pleasant. I just want to go there and do it,” she says, wearing 4-inch, brown YSL’s. “I swear to you, I’m terrified – I’m terrified! There I said it, I’m terrified.”
Let’s hope none of the contestants suffer the same fate as this British woman who broke her ankle after his heels snapped off. Even after ‘winning’ $14,900 in compensation, I still think she got the raw end of the stick.
Watch the video to see whether Kelly retained her bragging rights.
Kelly Ripa training for the Regis and Kelly’s High Heel-a-thon
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February 03, 2012 at 11:01 am, Wendy ForbesVieiraPerez said:
We should start one in Napa, CA.
September 24, 2010 at 8:26 am, DIAMONDGEE said:
you know, i have to get my shoes and get to traing ''NOW''……. i wanna try the nex yr event. this is my first time hearing about a heels run, i saw it on regis about a couple dayz ago and was blown away by how fast these women were able to ruin in these shoes( HEELS I TELL YOU'')………so being intrigued by wut i saw, im impressed therefore i will got to site to gather infor for participation for nex yrs event……..WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP'
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March 18, 2009 at 6:50 am, Properties in Turkey said:
Ouch! Personally always thought high heels were very difficult to wear. Running in them has to be a sight to see.
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November 18, 2008 at 5:09 pm, Wedding Photographer said:
I have seen brides run in funny shoes before – usually they wear flat shoes.
July 10, 2008 at 8:25 am, High Heel-a-Thon: Some close-ups | ShoeBlog said:
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July 10, 2008 at 8:00 am, Baby TShirt said:
Anything that causes pain is not worth the cash!
July 10, 2008 at 12:59 am, photography boudoir said:
Ouch, I heard about this one – so you dont think she made enough compensation?