The Torrestrella ignored the runners

After a seven-year absence, the bulls from the Torrestrella bull ranch featured once again in a Sanfermin running of the bulls on the first day of this event in Sanfermin 2011. The bulls proved to be very noble and well-behaved and they hardly made any attempt to threaten to charge the runners despite the high number of runners to be found on all the stretches of the course. The whole run took just 2min.30sec.

The pack stayed close together accompanied by the bell-oxen until they safely entered the Estafeta stretch, without any of the animals crashing into the fencing at Mercaderes, and it was here that the tight group began to loosen somewhat. Some fine running could be seen here as the runners got in close to the horns as the bulls began to stretch out along this street.

Throughout the whole running there were lots of falls and slip-ups suffered by the runners, but only four runners required hospital treatment and these two with only slight injuries. It would seem that, on the feast day of the saint, his protective cape has worked once again.

First bullrunning resulted in four admissions to hospital, none serious, according to The Government of Navarra web page.

J.N.A. aged 40, from Benavente (Zamora), was injured at Estafeta Street with multiple rib fractures. His condition is regular and is in the process of a general check-up

Another two runners were taken to the Emergency Services (former Virgen del Camino)

M.C.G. aged 44, from San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), was injured in Telefónica with a bruising to one eye. His prognostic is slight and he is in the process of a check-up

A.L. aged 35, from Panamá, was injured in Mercaderes and he has a bruising to the nose. His condition is slight and he is in the process of a check-up.

Viernes 8 de julio, JOSÉ CEBADA GAGO

The fastest running of the bulls: 2,13" 10/07/1998. 23.68 km/h.
The slowest running of the bulls: 8,08" 12/07/1988. 6.45 km/h.
Average time of the running of the bulls: 3,52" 13,57 km/h.
Average of the gorings suffered in a running of the bulls: 1,64
Average number of injuries from bruising in a running: 3,52
Average number of wounded in a running: 5,6

Awards:
Trophy Feria del Toro: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001 and 2006,
Carriquiri: 1990, 1992, 1998 y 2007.

Last year's running of the bulls of Cebada Gago.

Running bull bit by bit