Coss Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Photos at the link https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/photos-from-the-running-of-the-brides-race-in-thailand/2017/12/02/7c3c029e-d786-11e7-95bf-df7c19270879_gallery.html?utm_term=.77ffa025d42c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migrant Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 If they truly wish to find husbands, they should run commando style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Strange that I heard nothing about this in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hi, Same. Had no clue this happened. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I googled. It seems it's am annual event that started 5 years ago. So for five years we've heard nothing about it? 250 Brides Wore Sneakers With Wedding Dresses for ‘Running of the Brides’ About 250 soon-to-be-married couples put on their wedding attire and laced up their sneakers for the annual “Running of the Brides†event in Bangkok on Saturday. According to Reuters, the couples were competing for prizes valued at about $28,000 including a gown for the bride and a suit for the groom, wedding bands and a honeymoon in the Maldives. Sirada Thamwanna and her fiancé, Sittichai Prasongsin, won the 2.5-mile race, which was held in a park in Bangkok. ... http://footwearnews.com/2017/fn-spy/entertainment/running-of-the-brides-bangkok-thailand-photos-330840/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 $28,000 say no more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 That's not what the Washington Post said. Somebody nicked half of it? "Brides-to-be and their grooms competed in a race in Bangkok to win more than two million baht (61,000 U.S. dollars or 51,000 euro) of wedding package prizes, including a pair of white gold diamond rings and a honeymoon trip to the Maldives." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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