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Posted: 6/20/2018 6:41:02 AM EST

Headed to Spain in a week or so and am thinking through what it will be like over there during the running of the bulls. I am not particularly concerned about anything occurring but am also being realistic and recognize where I will be.

-Overseas and outside of the US
-Taking part in a large crowd and gathering
-We have already seen these types of events targeted by bombings, gunmen, trucks and cars used as weapons, etc...

So, if you were going to be in this environment, what would you choose to take for preparedness? CCW and any firearms are out. Knives are illegal over there. What other options are out there or should I consider? First aid options or travel trauma kit?

Am I over thinking this and being ridiculous?

Posted: 6/20/2018 6:51:55 AM EST

[#1]

Tag for video.

Posted: 6/20/2018 6:52:33 AM EST

[#2]

Steak knife, fork, and a napkin.

Kharn

Posted: 6/20/2018 6:53:20 AM EST

[#3]

Overthinking.

I’d see if you could get a spot to do the run.

You only need to be able to run a 2:30 quarter mile to be safe. According to a current poll here in GD, a majority of Arfcommers can run 2 miles in 20 min easy.

Posted: 6/20/2018 6:56:47 AM EST

[#4]

Wet wipes and hand sanitizer or hanitizer as it is known here.

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:11:26 AM EST

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Posted: 6/20/2018 7:11:35 AM EST

[#6]

There are six bulls that each weigh 625kg, can easily outrun you in the straights, crash into you in the turns, and can turn around on a whim and gore you with very sharp horns .... the odds of serious injury are something like 1 in 4000 to 1 in 1000 ... and you are worried about something with 1 in 1,000,000 odds?

Water.

The best prep you can possibly have is water. At night, water is nearly impossible to find, the closest thing being sangria. You'll damn near die of thirst in a sea of sangria.

Fisrt aid.

There are more EMTs along the enceirro than you'll see anywhere else in the whole world. You don't need to carry any first aid stuff. Furthermore, they could, and should, pull you out for having a backpack, or bag of some sort .

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:13:37 AM EST

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Small grill and some charcoal.

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:15:08 AM EST

[#8]

Gauze for packing the horn hole after your stabbed.

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:17:22 AM EST

[#9]

Preparation H and Analeze for before the bull gores you in the ass.............sayin

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:19:07 AM EST

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Posted: 6/20/2018 7:21:46 AM EST

[#11]

Pepper for my angus.

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:26:08 AM EST

[#12]

I went in 2002, it was fun but I wouldn't go back now with the current conditions.

water
hand sanitizer
aspirin for hangover

white outfit with red sash

no fear of public urination

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:33:26 AM EST

[#13]

Surgeon.

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:44:02 AM EST

[#14]

Favorite Caffeine beverage, QuickClot, Favorite Racing Flats

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:55:38 AM EST

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Yes. Yes you are.

The run is not nearly as dangerous as portrayed in media if you are not an idiot once you learn how it works. It is mostly a "let's get drunk and sleep outside all week" kinda thing.

Oh, and one pro tip: if you rent a car and it conks out on the freeway because you put gas in a diesel engine, whatever you do don't start walking back toward the exit you just filled up. Walking along a freeway in Spain will attract "the Man" faster than pissing on a side walk and most certainly faster than you can walk back to call for assist........

YMMV

Posted: 6/20/2018 7:59:00 AM EST

[#16]

Have fun.

Posted: 6/20/2018 8:05:11 AM EST

[#17]

I ran with the bulls in 2003. Most fun ever in my life.
Bring a good travel wallet, lots of pickpockets.

I didn't even have a hotel, slept in the park.

Drank lots of calimocho, but don't get shithoused the night before you run.

Have fun, I love Spain.

Posted: 6/20/2018 8:11:17 AM EST

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There are six bulls that each weigh 625kg, can easily outrun you in the straights, crash into you in the turns, and can turn around on a whim and gore you with very sharp horns .... the odds of serious injury are something like 1 in 4000 to 1 in 1000 ... and you are worried about something with 1 in 1,000,000 odds?

Water.

The best prep you can possibly have is water. At night, water is nearly impossible to find, the closest thing being sangria. You'll damn near die of thirst in a sea of sangria.

Fisrt aid.

There are more EMTs along the enceirro than you'll see anywhere else in the whole world. You don't need to carry any first aid stuff. Furthermore, they could, and should, pull you out for having a backpack, or bag of some sort .

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Anything on your back or in your hands including a phone and you will be ejected from the streets. You will need good shoes, you will be running on cobblestone that is probably a little wet at 8 am. Get there very early if you expect to run.

Posted: 6/20/2018 8:16:59 AM EST

[#19]

Tourniquet, Izzy Dressing, Quick Clot.

Good for what ails ya.

Posted: 6/20/2018 12:49:37 PM EST

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Posted: 6/20/2018 12:54:11 PM EST

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I was there in 2010 during the world cup, it was fucking awesome.

Posted: 6/20/2018 1:02:14 PM EST

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Posted: 6/20/2018 1:13:12 PM EST

[#23]

If I were in charge I would sharpen the horns on bulls just for shits & giggles

Posted: 6/20/2018 1:17:57 PM EST

[#24]

Bring your MRAP.

Posted: 6/20/2018 1:24:09 PM EST

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Posted: 6/20/2018 1:29:17 PM EST

[#26]

Yes you are being very ridiculous. Just go and have fun

Posted: 6/20/2018 1:38:19 PM EST

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The horns are plenty sharp. These aren't rodeo bulls.

Posted: 6/21/2018 9:34:19 PM EST

[#28]

Yeah- I felt like I may have been over analyzing it.

White pants- check
White shirt- check
Red bandana- check
New balance kicks- check

Let's do this.

Any more pro tips from folks that have done It?

Posted: 6/21/2018 9:39:48 PM EST

[#29]

Half a dozen typed and crossmatched units of packed red cells.

Posted: 6/21/2018 9:42:27 PM EST

[#30]

You’re planning on running with the bulls and you’re worried about a terrorist attack? I’d put the odds of being injured in a mass casualty attack (even assuming it will happen) lower than being gored or otherwise injured during the run.

Posted: 6/21/2018 9:46:44 PM EST

[#31]

Damn I want to do this. Lucky.

Posted: 6/21/2018 9:50:01 PM EST

[#32]

Buddy from work did the run he loved it, talks about it all the time.

Posted: 6/22/2018 9:41:11 AM EST

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There are six bulls that each weigh 625kg, can easily outrun you in the straights, crash into you in the turns, and can turn around on a whim and gore you with very sharp horns .... the odds of serious injury are something like 1 in 4000 to 1 in 1000 ... and you are worried about something with 1 in 1,000,000 odds?

Water.

The best prep you can possibly have is water. At night, water is nearly impossible to find, the closest thing being sangria. You'll damn near die of thirst in a sea of sangria.

Fisrt aid.

There are more EMTs along the enceirro than you'll see anywhere else in the whole world. You don't need to carry any first aid stuff. Furthermore, they could, and should, pull you out for having a backpack, or bag of some sort .

Anything on your back or in your hands including a phone and you will be ejected from the streets. You will need good shoes, you will be running on cobblestone that is probably a little wet at 8 am. Get there very early if you expect to run.

It's worth explaining to everyone what "ejected" means.

You will have angry Spainards yelling at you, but you won't know it because of language issues. Then the angry Spainards will yank you off the ground, and throw your ass over one of the barricades. How you land is up to you. You are a foriegner, and thus an ugly blight on the aesthetics of their festival. Your smashed face is not their concern.

And woe be upon anyone who decides to back out of the run at the last minute. The EMTs will punch and kick them as they try to climb over/through the barricade, and even throw them back in if they somehow make it through. Yes, the EMTs will beat you like a redheaded stepchild ... but if you are gored, then they're your best friends.

Posted: 6/22/2018 9:42:32 AM EST

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Posted: 6/22/2018 9:45:59 AM EST

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They are sharp, not like the blunted horns you see on rodeo bulls over here.

ETA: Before you go, read this...

Posted: 6/22/2018 9:56:39 AM EST

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Yes.

You need to be thinking about how you are going to do your run. The bulls will outrun everyone, so you have to figure out your pace so the bulls reach you closest to the place of your choosing, rather than by pure happenstance.

Getting caught on the outside of La Curva could be disastrous.

Santo Domingo is really claustrophobic, and somewhat lacking in aesthetics, but the bulls are generally pretty tight in there and generally more focused on running.

And so forth.

It will take a couple of runs to get it right.

Posted: 6/22/2018 9:57:32 AM EST

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No. The locals will fuck you up for stuff like that.

Posted: 6/22/2018 10:08:48 AM EST

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this but I wanna do la tomatina first.

Posted: 6/22/2018 10:17:00 AM EST

[#39]

horn remover

flamenco lessons

Posted: 6/22/2018 10:21:39 AM EST

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Posted: 6/22/2018 10:22:46 AM EST

[#41]

Lawyers, guns, and money?

Posted: 6/22/2018 10:27:40 AM EST

[#42]

What would I take?

I'd take a pass and pick something else to do. Fuck that.

Posted: 6/22/2018 10:28:33 AM EST

[#43]

A small action cam you can wear/hide. I ran in 2005 before gopros. You would get pulled out for good reason if you had a camera on you.

Other than that, nothing you wouldn't bring anywhere else. you can get pretty much anything you need there. I ran the last stretch so that I could enter the arena. Got tagged by one of the smaller bulls. Walked into a pharmacy, nice lady freaked out, broke open an antibiotic capsule and poured the powder on the wound. All better:)

Enjoy the parties and sangria. Had a blast. Bullfights were great too.