Raging Bull, Final Chapter

The next morning we returned to the bullring again to enjoy the pre-run festivities. They would rival  any major sports event with a band in the ring playing songs that the crowd all knew and the wave was spectacular since everyone was in white with red scarves. A huge screen  televised what was going on along the route and then followed the run from the opening of the corral to everyone entering the ring. It's the only place to see it all! Jerry will confirm that the most dangerous part of the run isn't the bulls but the runners pushing and tripping other runners. The security forces remove any that are obviously drunk or will not follow their instructions when they ask them to move to other parts of the course or to give up cameras, phones, backpacks, loose clothing or wine bolos. They clear everyone in order that the streets can have a final cleaning and then try to distribute the runners which doesn't always sit well with those that have tried to stake out their spots. They remove approximately 300 runners every day.

Another victim of the same bull.

 

The bull stepping on a runner's head..
42 stitches and one heck of a headache.
Jerry ran into the ring just ahead of this bull.