If you still want to take part, choose a particular stretch of the course and listen to advice from experienced runners. Basically, it is a question of starting to run slowly at first and when the bulls draw close behind, run with all your might as far as you can.
The good runners like to get close in front of the horns and maintain their position as long as they can. You can decide how close you want to be to the bulls the closer you are, the bigger the risk and when the bulls begin to outrun you, pull off to one side and let them pass by. Try not to block or hinder other runners as you pull aside hug the wall or fencing or squeeze through the fencing if you can.
Running with the bulls has its risks. There is an average figure of about 2, people participating in each Running of the Bulls. The bulls could gore you or knock you over or trample you with their hooves. Usually, there are some injuries , big or small, depending on many factors. Occasionally, there are serious gorings and injuries, especially when a bull gets separated from the pack or when occurs a pil-up.
It is rare to have a death occur, but there have been several cases over these past thirty years. So, the event is no laughing matter. If you are a foreigner and receive any kind of injury or wound during the running of the bulls you will receive immediate and expert treatment and appropiate hospital facilities should it be necessary. However, later on, you will be given a bill or a demand for payment so that your insurance company can cover all the costs.
Or you could just watch it on TV, should you be in your hotel or apartment, perhaps nursing a hangover. And of course, the TV is the only option if you cannot make it to Pamplona this year.
Since , 15 people have been killed at the running of the bulls, most recently a year-old Spanish man in Every morning in Pamplona at 8 a. This running of the bulls, called the encierro , takes less than five minutes. Most wear a common uniform: white shirt, white pants, red neck scarf, and red belt or waist scarf. After the benediction is complete, two rockets are fired: one to signal that the pen has been opened, and another to indicate the bulls have been released. The cattle used in Pamplona are four-year-old true bulls, or uncastrated males, that weigh upwards of 1, pounds and boast uncapped razor-sharp horns.
The bulls run with steers, some mixed in with the bulls, and some running behind the bulls, encouraging forward movement. At the end of the run, a rocket is fired to indicate the bulls have entered the ring, and a final rocket concludes the event. However, since bull running was once a common European village practice, it is an important feature at many summertime festivals in Spain, Portugal, southern France, and Mexico. The festival is undoubtedly dangerous; between 50 and people are injured each year.
Since , 15 people have been killed, most recently a year-old Spaniard in and a year-old American in None of these fatalities have been women, owing in part to the fact that women were not permitted to participate until Despite the danger, thousands of people return to Pamplona year after year. Hemingway attended nine times, though he never participated in the run.
American author Peter Milligan has run with the bulls more than 70 times over 12 years. The practice of bull running in Europe dates back at least to the 13th century. Originally taking place during the middle of the night, bull running gradually became a daytime spectator sport. Likely during the 18th century, the spectators began running with the animals, though few records exist to document this transition.
Do They Still Have a Future? Participants run next to Miura fighting bulls on the last bullrun of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 12, By Ciara Nugent. Related Stories. Already a print subscriber?
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