# Stiletto-Wearing Sprinters Experience the Intensity of Professional High Heel Racing By Ben Preiss | Published 2010-05-11 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stiletto-sprint-professional-high-heel-racing References: [nzherald.co.nz](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10454682) & [secretlifeofshoes.blogspot](http://secretlifeofshoes.blogspot.com/2006/07/stilletto-heel-races.html) You need strong ankles and a smart fashion sense in this sometimes violent and ruthless sport. This week’s [100 meter event](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-toughest-mile) was contested in Moscow's Hermitage garden with talented young athletes competing for a [shopping voucher](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speed-shopping) worth 100,000 rubles ($5,119). Similar races have been held in St. Petersburg, Berlin, Amsterdam (see video), Washington, DC , and the drag race variation for male competitors also making appearances. Rules apparently vary in the Moscow race a [minimum heel height of nine centimeters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heel-try-on) (3.5 Inches) was required, in Amsterdam athletes could get away with a mere seven centimeters(2.75 Inches). By the way, hometown girl Maria Kanarova took first place in the Moscow event. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Professional High Heel Racing:** The sport of high heel racing is gaining momentum and could potentially disrupt traditional track and field events. - **Fashionable Endurance Races:** There is an opportunity to combine fashion and sports to create unique, endurance-based events similar to high heel racing. - **Gender-inclusive Races:** There is potential for non-binary and gender-inclusive races to emerge in the wake of high heel racing's success. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion:** The fashion industry could benefit from partnering with high heel racing events to showcase their latest designs. - **Fitness:** The fitness industry could explore creating unique, endurance-based events to attract new and diverse audiences similar to high heel racing. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry could potentially create a new genre of 'sportainment' events around high heel racing and other unique sports. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inaugural Global Treadmill Championships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-treadmill-championship.md) - [Comfortable Hybrid Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneex.md) - [Superior Ultramarathon Sneaker Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adidas-adizero-prime-x-evo.md) - [Comfort-Forward High Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vida-collection.md) - [Dynamic Ultra-High Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platform-sneaker-1.md) - [Balletcore Heeled Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandy-liang-1.md) - [Dynamic Thigh-High Tech Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voo-store-1.md) - [Multi-Faceted Virtual Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-10k-challenge.md) - [Performance Running Footwear Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/performance-running-footwear.md)