It is no easy thing to suffer two mishaps in the same year in the running of the bulls. But some have managed it. In 1975 the veteran runner, Jerónimo Echagúe, did not exactly have his best ever fiestas. He had been taking part in the running of the bulls every year for the past 61 years. He was a well-respected runner who was often asked for advice by other runners. However, on the 7th of that year he was knocked to the ground by a charging bull and taken off to the hospital to have his arm put in a sling. Without more ado, the following morning he escaped from the hospital in which he had been admitted and he managed to run again on the 9th. His luck was out that year for once again a bull charged him and sent him sprawling for a second time. There is no indication that he made any further attempts to run, at least not that year