荷蘭女子“高跟鞋賽跑”吸引眼球

荷蘭女子“高跟鞋賽跑”吸引眼球
Women dash for cash in stiletto heels

Like a herd of antelope, jockeying and shoving for position, 150 young women raced down Amsterdam's most famed fashion street in stiletto heels Thursday, racing for a $15,000 prize.

The race on the P.C. Hooft street called the "Stiletto Run" is only three years old but has quickly grown in popularity and spawned imitation races in Germany, Sweden, Poland and Russia.

The race's motto is "Shopping is a Sport" and friendly competition is encouraged — though not always observed.

"At the start there was a lot of pushing, you really get elbowed over," said Fauve Stukje, 18, who came with a small entourage and a big pink sign — but failed to win, show or place.

She said she slightly regretted her choice of shoes, which were nearly 4 inches high — a little higher than the 3 1/2 inch minimum.

"Stiletto Run" in Amsterdam

Tamara Ruben, 25, from the town of Veenendaal, claimed first prize in the 380-yard race, running so smoothly you might think she was wearing sneakers.

Asked how she would spend the money, she said: "Anything but high heels."

本週四，150名年輕女子踩着細高跟鞋在阿姆斯特丹最著名的購物街上搶奪有利位置、像羚羊一樣奮力狂奔，奪冠者可獲得1.5萬美元的獎金。

這項在P.C.胡夫特大街上舉辦的“高跟鞋賽跑”僅有三年曆史，但其影響力迅速增長，德國、瑞典、波蘭及俄羅斯都相繼舉行了類似的比賽。

這項比賽的口號是“購物即運動”，而且鼓勵“友誼第一、比賽第二”，不過友好的場面並不多見。

18歲的福芙•斯圖基有小型親友團帶着粉紅大標語前來助陣，可惜她什麼獎都沒拿到。她說：“比賽一開始，大家都擠來擠去，老有人用胳膊肘擠你。”

她說她有點後悔選錯了鞋，她的鞋跟將近4英寸，比賽跑要求的最低高度3.5英寸還高一點。

此次比賽賽程共380碼（1140英尺），來自萬尼黛爾小城的25歲女孩塔瑪拉•露本奪得冠軍，她跑步的時候輕鬆自如，讓人以爲她是穿着運動鞋跑步。

當被問及打算如何花這筆錢時，她說：“肯定不會去買高跟鞋。”

entourage:親友團