Running in High Heels

A participant in heels runs in the high heel race held Nov 2 to 4 in Fuling district, Chongqing.  [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A special race for women in high heels was held Friday to Sunday in Fuling district of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

All participants, classified into multiple groups, had to wear high heels, 7 to 12 centimeters in height and no more than 2 centimeters in width. No tape or rope is allowed to be attached to the heels to fasten them.

This weekend marked the race's fifth annual event, which attracted over 1,000 women from home and abroad.

"It is just for fun," said Zhang Chaoying, 46, who ran the race with her best female friend.

The organizers said this event is held not merely for fun, but to raise women's health awareness.

All participants in the Chongqing high heel race, held from Nov 2-4, had to wear high heels of seven to 12 centimeters, and no wider than two centimeters. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The high heel race, held from Nov 2 to 4, attracted over 1,000 women of all ages from home and abroad in Fuling district, Chongqing city. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Some participants added colorful wigs and other props as they ran in the high heel race, which was held from Nov 2 to 4, and attracted over 1,000 women of all ages from at home and abroad in Fuling district, Chongqing city. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]