Filipinos celebrate Shoe Festival with Stiletto Race
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Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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MaleTour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A maleTour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Male Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
MaleTour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
A maleTour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Male Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Female Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race) participants run along the 500m stretch of Shoe Avenue in Marikina City, east of Manila on Nov 16, 2012.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
A selection of pictures from the Tour De Takong (Stiletto Race), which is an annual event in Marikina City, Manila, a suburb which is also known as the shoe capital of the Philippines.
The race requires participants to wear high heels that measure a minimum of 3 inches (7.62cm) and a 1.5cm tip diameter. It is part of the Shoes Festival, which started on Sept 10 and will end on December 31.
