Cheeserolling time again . . .
. . . and who are those strange people in the picture?
Update : Three hurt, apparently, which is considerably fewer than last year's 21. Two may have spinal injuries, though.
Update : Three hurt, apparently, which is considerably fewer than last year's 21. Two may have spinal injuries, though.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4591595.stm
Since I found out about this tradition in cooking school last year I've wanted to participate.
Maybe the goths in the photo figured it was something like being in a mosh pit? Yeah, you might get hurt, but c'mon, cheese rolling for heavens' sakes. :)
Chris, 17, was taken to hospital with his prize cheese clasped to his chest.
As he left on a stretcher he said: “The pain was worth it, I went over on my ankle right at the top of the hill.
“This cheese is going straight in a cupboard when I get home. It’s definitely not for eating.”
Kiwi Dione Carter won the woman’s event for the second year running.
Dione, a nanny from Auckland, New Zealand tumbled headfirst over the finishing line to claim her prize.
The 25-year-old wiped blood from her knees and arms several minutes after completing the race.
She said: “This was a lot tougher than last year. I had a few nasty tumbles.
“It just seems sheer luck if you win but despite how it looks it is great fun.”
Jason Crowther, 23, from Pembrokeshire and Aaron Walden, 18, from Gloucester won the other two races.