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Detailed breakdown of the 875-meter course—from Santo Domingo to the bullring, including danger zones, optimal running positions, and section-by-section tactics.
What the running of the bulls route is paved with, why bulls and runners slip, the city's anti-slip treatment since 2006, the memorial stones, and where the old…
Run morning at the running of the bulls, from wake-up to the rocket: no Uber in Pamplona, the taxi numbers to call, where taxis drop you, coffee and…
How long is the running of the bulls? The city of Pamplona says 848.6 meters, one wheel measurement says 875, and a runner who paced it got 838.…
What to do if you fall in the running of the bulls depends on how close the bulls are. Encierro founder Dennis Clancey explains it from his own…
The police enforce a 7:30 cutoff on the Pamplona run route. Here is where first-timers must stand and how the police line works.
Most people think standing on the side of Pamplona's encierro route is the safer option. Active bull runner Dennis Clancey explains why it's actually more dangerous than running,…
A bull that is running with the herd is one thing. A bull that is alone on the route is something entirely different. When a bull separates from…
Most runners approach the encierro as a simple horizontal sprint. They are wrong. The 875-meter route is defined by elevation changes that affect everything: how fast the bulls…
The encierro route does not exist in isolation. Every meter of the 875-meter course runs through Pamplona’s casco viejo, the medieval old city, and the path it follows…
The encierro route cannot be understood from a map. Maps show distance and turns. They do not show gradient, they do not show the compression of medieval streets,…