Why would you run with a bunch of crazy bulls and even crazier people? (most pics are in no particular order)
To answer your question, I have always wanted to do this my whole life. I know it sounds crazy, but it has ranked up on the top of my list of things to do, because of the pure rush and adrenaline you get and the fear of the unknown!!!!
I decided to get there the hard way and left on an overnight bus with other runners from London, England. We had some fun times at the camp where we stayed It was not a fun ride as we were all crammed in, but I met some great people!!!!
The next day we went there, was the actual opening ceremony which in my opinion was more dangerous than the running of the bulls!!!! When you are packed in like a mosh pit all in the town square with people pouring anything on you and throwing champagne bottles in the air, it gets pretty dangerous. To topple that, I got into two fights in about an hour period with a bunch of drunk hooligans from god knows where…
Then you have the actual running of the bulls which I participated in. I was with a bunch of people right before dead mans turn (which is the most dangerous part of the running), however the cops decided to push us past the dead mans turn. We were about 300 meters from the stadium. When the running started, I scrambled on the side of the street. As I looked back, I saw the bulls coming and three guys in from of my slowed down. As I pushed them out of the way, one of them decided to drag me down where I smacked my leg on the concrete. I continued to run and as I reached the stadium, I decided I had enough and was out of breath. I spent the next 30 minutes or so dodging the female bulls, just lucky that I made it out of there alive….(did not have my camera with me so I relied on other people to try and get photos..
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After that fun little event we decided to go to San Sebastian to hang out at the beach and around the town for the rest of the day…
Finally, I decided I wanted to see the carnage for myself, so I decided to go into the arena from a spectator point of view and get pictures for myself. It was 30 minutes of straight gore….
Would I do this again? HELL YEA!!! Would my body let me do it again….probably not!!!