Photo credit: REUTERS/Darren StaplesIt's that time again. Spring sunshine calls reckless heads to Gloucestershire for the annual Cheese Rolling races.
The BBC reported yesterday on this year's races. The rules are simple:
The annual event which can claim a Saxon pedigree, sees competitors hurl themselves down a very steep incline (one in two in places), following a massive Double Gloucester cheese which rolls at an estimated 70 miles per hour!
The prize? You get to keep the cheese that you catch (about 7 lbs).
Winner of the first race, for the third year running, was Jason Crowther from Pembrokeshire. Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Camilla Bassett-Smith, he said that his secret to winning is to have the courage to fly for the cheese.
He is reported to have moved ahead of the others in his race by plunging, falling, then rolling, while his competitors took more care with their footing.
For those of you with more brawn than brain, next year's Cheese Rolling is sure to be as big a hit as this year's was. And there's still plenty of time to prepare and plan for participation. That next cheese could be yours.
Photo gallery here.
The BBC reported yesterday on this year's races. The rules are simple:
The annual event which can claim a Saxon pedigree, sees competitors hurl themselves down a very steep incline (one in two in places), following a massive Double Gloucester cheese which rolls at an estimated 70 miles per hour!
The prize? You get to keep the cheese that you catch (about 7 lbs).
Winner of the first race, for the third year running, was Jason Crowther from Pembrokeshire. Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Camilla Bassett-Smith, he said that his secret to winning is to have the courage to fly for the cheese.
He is reported to have moved ahead of the others in his race by plunging, falling, then rolling, while his competitors took more care with their footing.
For those of you with more brawn than brain, next year's Cheese Rolling is sure to be as big a hit as this year's was. And there's still plenty of time to prepare and plan for participation. That next cheese could be yours.
Photo gallery here.
2 comments:
I love cheese, but I'm not sure I would risk life and limb for it. Mostly because I'm not that coordinated and wouldn't really want my obit to mark that I died chasing seven pounds of cheese. :)
Bekah,
This only proves that you have more brain than brawn, which is as it should be.
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