Running With The Bulls In
The Ultimate
Guide
These pages are for the guys
and girls that are thinking of running with the bulls it contains
information
about the bull run and some cracking
bullrun video footage. Make sure you study the
videos so that you get an idea about how crowded it can get and how
fast the
bulls are. In addition read the aricles
because it
will help give you a feel about what running with the bulls is all
about. I
intend this page to be 'The Ultimate Guide To
The Bullrun' if it comes even a little
close and helps people
stay out of harms way than I will be a happy bunny. People always ask
me about the best days to run and to keep it simple you want a day that
is not over crowded. Too many people means that it becomes very
difficult to have a clean run, you will end up being pushed and pulled
and very restricted in what you can do. Nobody likes the crowds and in
addition for the first few days of the fiesta and during the weekends
you will get crowds which are packed with first time runners some of
which have no idea what to do. Hence the danger increases dramatically
and the enjoyment is far less as you will probably be knocked over by
some fat drunken frenchman fighting his way to the fence. So take it
from me and run on the other days (for 2011 this is on the mornings of
the 11th,12th,13th and 14th). The clip below demonstrates what can
happen when a bull gets separated and turns, trust me on this one, if a
bull turns you don't want to be there!
One of the secrets in running
with the bulls is knowing the time at which
the bulls should appear if they are on schedule. I always time it on my
watch
from when the rocket goes off and then I use another trick I know to
confirm
that they are just about there. I can then attempt my take off with a
degree of
certainty that the bulls are about to appear. You can learn some
of these tricks by
watching the video clips. Look and learn and if you think it is
worthwhile then
find me at night outside Bar Winsor in the Plaza Del Castillo or
outside Bar Txoco after the run and buy me
a drink! Just
ask where Galloway is and anybody will point me out.
Another tip,
going back to the problem of when a bull turns; I have a
firm rule for myself that if a bull turns
and it is
possible and safe to do so then get out of the street. Do not attempt
this if
you are close to the bull and your movement attracts his attention. But
if you
have the chance and a bull has turned anywhere close by then get over
or under
the nearest barrier. Do not stop to think just do it. If you are stuck
in the street
and the bull has turned then make like a statue. His eyesight is shit
poor and
it is movement that he will go for. Watch out for the guys in green
shirts with
the big sticks they will lash out if you are getting too close. They
have an
important job to do and to keep the crowd back and ensure the bull will
go the
right way.
Click here for more
video clips