Possibly the Coolest Sport Ever: Cheese-Rolling
Photograph from cheese-rolling.co.uk
I'm not the most outdoorsy person, but this is a competition I can get behind. Every year on Cooper's Hill in Gloucester, England, a cheese-rolling race is held. No, it isn't a race between different rounds of cheese—it is something much better: One round of cheese is rolled down the hill and participants chase after it.
Last year our cheese correspondent Jamie Forest wrote about 2008's winner and the cheese used in the race. You can see photos from this year's race, which took place on May 25, in today's post at The Big Picture from The Boston Globe. The tradition has been going for for at least 200 years and is always growing in popularity. Despite the high possibility of injury, I can see why. [via EMD]
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6 Comments:
coolest sport indeed! awesomely weird, weirdly awesome!
kristygarr at 5:35PM on 05/27/09
That seems like something they'd do on the Amazing Race.
DanaMcCauley at 5:47PM on 05/27/09
That's HILL-- ARIOUS!!!
finsbigfan at 7:08PM on 05/27/09
I heard 58 people died in the event this year.
PrettyNicola at 7:29PM on 05/27/09
They did do this on the Amazing Race this season. They were actually supposed to carry the cheese, but they were so heavy that a lot of people ended up chasing it down the hill. Out of control cheese is too funny!
wrain at 8:46AM on 05/28/09
That is such a great picture. Super-dangerous sport, though.
Kerosena at 4:15PM on 05/28/09