© Xabier Lizarraga. La calle Estafeta es donde mejores carreras se registran porque suele haber espacio entre los toros.
© Xabier Lizarraga. Los pastores azuzan a los toros para que no se paren. Chichipán es uno de ellos y en el encierro son la autoridad.

Running of the bulls, Estafeta

The danger tends to increase on this stretch as very often there is a loose bull that gets separated from the pack when it has slipped up at the corner of Mercaderes.

It is almost impossible to run the whole length of Estafeta as the bulls will overtake you and you will need to find a moment to get out of their way. It is important to slip aside cleanly without tripping up or hindering other runners in any way.
Equally, it is important to be careful if you want to try to get a position close in front of the bulls' horns. Remember any shoving or tripping up other runners here could endanger their lives and have serious consequences for them.

So, in Estafeta Street these points should be borne in mind and it is especially important to remember to be careful of loose bulls coming from behind even when you think that all the bulls have already passed by.

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