High Heel Dash

Linda Gast races down High Street in Jackson during the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer. Gast placed third in the race.

Kate Markle of Jackson runs down High Street in Jackson during the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.

Robert Markle of Jackson, right, makes a move to pass Laura Blankenship as they run down High Street in Jackson during the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.

Trophies await the winners of the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.

Robert Markle of Jackson holds up his pair of high heels in triumph after winning the mens division of the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block stretch of High Street, just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.

Lydia Weber, 8, leads the pack as they race down High Street in Jackson during the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.

Heather Blankenship races down High Street in Jackson during the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block course just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer. Blankenship placed second in the race.

Lydia Weber, 8, of Jackson holds her tophy after winning the inaugural High Heel Dash Saturday, May 5. in Jackson. Racers competed down a two-block stretch of High Street, just south of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse while wearing high heel shoes. All of the proceeds from the event went to benefit the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and two Jackson families who have been affected by brain cancer.