Run for the best wedding gift

bangkok - About 250 engaged couples have sat in full uniform annual footrace Running of the Brides walking in a park in the Thai capital Bangok. At stake was $ 28,000 in wedding prices.

The 29 year old Sirada Thamwanna said she was exhausted after winning the four-kilometer track with her bridegroom Sittichai Prasongsin (27).

' Just when I had told the groom that I was going to give up the game, I could not, '' Sirada said after crossing the finish line in a white wedding dress and black shoes. ' But he supported me and said that it was a short, '' she added to it.

The prize package consists of a gown for the bride and a suit for the groom, wedding rings, honeymoon at the Thai holiday island of Phuket and a trip to the Maldives.