"Inspired by Pamplona, Great Bull Run coming to US
By JEFF MARTIN and MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press
POSTED: 08/05/2013 07:56:16 AM CDT
UPDATED: 08/05/2013 07:56:16 AM CDT
ATLANTA—Organizers of a new event planned for several U.S. cities plan to unleash bulls to sprint through fenced-in courses as daredevils try to avoid being trampled.
The Great Bull Run is inspired by the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. It's set to kick off Aug. 24 at a drag-racing strip south of Richmond, Va. A second event is planned for Oct. 19 at an Atlanta-area horse park that hosted events for the 1996 Olympics. More events are planned later for Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Bull runs—when the animals are released to run alongside participants as spectators cheer—are common in Spain and can drum up controversy. Injuries often occur, as do deaths, though they are much rarer. Some groups attack the treatment of the bulls used in the runs.
About 5,000 people have signed up to participate "...
