Today, on Live With Regis And Kelly’s morning show , they had there much promoted high heel a thon. It was a sprint of 150 yards in high heels; it was done to benefit the March of Dimes. The participants had to register and then run pre-race heats to get their placement in the race. Each contestant wore a timing chip to help determine the winner. The high heels had to be a minimum of 3 inches in heighth. The winner was declared to be a woman from Queens, New York. Another woman, by the name of Jill Stamison who is from my very own state of Michigan, won the best legs portion of the contest, as well as, set a Guiness World record with her time in the race which was 21.95 seconds. Congrats to Jill Stamison from the wonderful and scenic Grand Haven, Michigan!!!
The race had several partners; namely, Dr. Scholl’s for her, Nivea body lotion, Wheat Thins, Hint (a water company), Dashing Divas (a nail salon), George’s Shoe Repair, and of course, the March of Dimes.
Kelly Ripa had been saying for months that she could so win this race; it was interesting to see her waiver this morning. She expressed fear that she would break something…I think she was more concerned about breaking her ankle than she was about breaking the heel of her shoe! I am sure that more than one foot doctor had concerns about this race being promoted. As far as I know, there were no serious injuries. The show had everyone sign a form releasing the show from any liability I am sure.
Regardless of the concerns for the racer’s well-being…the race was a success raising money for the March of Dimes which raises money to help prevent birth defects. It is a very worthy cause. You can donate to the March of Dimes by going to one of two websites: http://www.marchofdimes.com/ or http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/highheel/index.html
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