As we creep ever so slowly towards warmer weather, it's about a good a time as any to start planning out your spring and summer plans. One of the worlds most famous summertime events doesn't have anything to do with barbecuing. Rather, the participants are the ones being grilled. Of course, I'm referring to "The Running of the Bulls."

The Running of the Bulls takes place during the festival of San Fermin. The sight of hundreds of men and women crowding onto a narrow street in Pamplona, Spain every July in an attempt to outrun 12 annoyed bulls and steers is as endearing as it is bizarre. Animal rights issues aside, it's painfully funny to watch a guy get gored in the backside. Yet, the great potential for life-altering injuries obviously doesn't dissuade people from coming out in droves to participate year in and year out.

But heading to Pamplona to participate in bull running is luxury. International airfare is exorbitant and if you get injured you definitely don't want to have to deal with foreign medial care. Not to mention that the amount of insurance snafus you'd go through would hurt you more than any injury you acquired in the first place.

Naturally, you may be wondering if such an event exists stateside. The International Business Times reported on "The Great Bull Run" back in August of 2013. Back then it was a brand new event in America. It had to cut through a lot of red tape just to stage the premiere event at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, Virginia. Now in it's second year the festival takes place in ten different cities across the United States. The running gets underway next month in Florida. Since "The Great Bull Run" is a traveling event it doesn't stay for long. So if you miss your city, you better be willing to drive a good distance. Unfortunately, the possibility of being maimed still exists.

Would you ever voluntarily participate in a bull run? Either way, let me know in the comments section below.