Chase That Cheese!

I know it’s been over a week, but I can’t get the event that was the chasing of the cheese out of my head. For centuries, crazy Britons (and many others) have been hurling their very breakable bodies (is that Borat on the right?) down a 200m hill in Gloucestershire after a freaking wheel of cheese.

The event this year was held on May 25 and featured 58 "casualties" and 11 people taken away in ambulances with, among other ailments, spinal injuries and a dislocated shoulder.

At one point the event had to be halted because all three ambulances were on hospital runs at one time.

Want to watch some footage of the 2009 races? Check it out. There’s something magical about a guy with a cape doing a faceplant. LINK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyQBSMeIhM

So, is this a sport? Who the hell cares? It’s racing, and there’s a reward, so sure, it’s a sport. Even if the reward is the cheese.

But seriously, what a bunch of loonies! (I think I’m going to sign up for next year? Wanna join me?)

(Photos: Getty Images)