Running of the Bulls in Pamplona - July 7-14
Tomorrow, my buddy Greg Reid and I will be heading out to Spain to run with the bulls. I’ve been dreaming of doing this for about 20 years. It’s great to finally get to do it…
Pamplona gets more and more crowded each year. The hordes of drunk people in the streets are a bigger danger than the bulls. We intend to run sober.
About 3% of the people running get injured. There have been 14 deaths since 1900. Just like the luge, Pamplona has a desrvedly bad reputation.
It is very easy to trip up and fall. Most of the injuries are contusions resulting from falls. You have to run looking in front, behind and at the ground. Once you are in with the herd, the safest place is right next to the bulls as other runners will not get in your way. If you fall, the best thing to do is curl up and keep still.
Pile-ups occur when one or several runners trip up, causing other runners to fall on top of them. There have been 24, with a total of 700 injured. The best-known pile-ups have taken place at the entrance to the Bullring. These were on the 7th of July 1922 (100 injured), the 7th of July 1943 (24 injured), the 9th of July 1975 (1 dead, 16 seriously injured and 100 with contusions) and the 8th of July 1977 (1 dead and 35 with contusions).
Stay tuned for more stories from Pamplona…
For some great information on traveling in Spain, check this out…
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