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Revellers sprint next to a Cebada Gago fighting bulls during the Encierro (running of the bulls), at the Mercaderes corner, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

Revellers sprint alongside Cebada Gago fighting bulls at Mercaderes corner during the Running of the Bulls (Encierro) at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival, Spain, July 8, 2025.(Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

A “recortador” jumps over a fighting bull in the bullring, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

A “recortador” leaps over a fighting bull in the bullring during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 12, 2025.(Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

Cooper Cooke, of Idaho, rides True Grit during bareback rodeo semifinal action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)

Idaho’s Cooper Cooke rides True Grit in the bareback rodeo semifinals at the Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada, July 13, 2025.(Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)

Children run next to a toy bull during the Encierro Txiki (Little Running of the Bulls) at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

Children run beside a toy bull during the “Encierro Txiki” (Little Running of the Bulls) at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival, Spain, July 11, 2025.(Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

Participants run ahead of La Palmosilla breed bulls during the seventh running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 13, 2025. Thousands of people every year attend the week-long festival and its famous “encierros” or bull runs, every day at 8:00 a.m. through the narrow streets of the old town over an 850 meters (yard) course while runners ahead of them try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. (Photo by Miguel Riopa/AFP Photo)

Participants sprint ahead of La Palmosilla bulls during the seventh bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermín festival, Spain, July 13, 2025. Thousands attend the week-long event, where runners navigate an 850-meter course through narrow streets at 8 a.m. daily.(Photo by Miguel Riopa/AFP Photo)

A beachgoer leaps over a bank of sargassum seaweed, a type of algae, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Erika Santelices/Reuters)

A beachgoer jumps over sargassum seaweed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Erika Santelices/Reuters)

A young boy jumps off the Forty Foot rock into the sea during a heatwave, in Sandycove, Ireland, on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

A boy dives off the Forty Foot rock into the sea during a heatwave in Sandycove, Ireland, July 13, 2025.(Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

A rider competes in the rodeo during the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP Photo)

A rider competes in the rodeo at the Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada, July 5, 2025. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP Photo)

A youth rides his BMX bike to perform a jump into the sea during a hot day at Kavouri beach, south of Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Photo by Yorgos Karahalis/AP Photo)

A youth performs a BMX jump into the sea at Kavouri Beach, Athens, Greece, July 19, 2025.(Photo by Yorgos Karahalis/AP Photo)

A member of the Rapid Response Forces of the Ministry of Interior jumps down into the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq on July 12, 2025, during the “Trust Jump” training exercise on the 14th Ramadan Bridge. The drill was carried out by both officers and personnel following the completion of their preparatory training. (Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

An Iraqi Rapid Response Forces member leaps into the Tigris River during a “Trust Jump” drill in Baghdad, Iraq, July 12, 2025.(Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Freerunners Hazal Nehir and Lilou Ruel leap from centuries-old rooftops in Mardin in southeastern Turkey on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Cover Images)

Freerunners Hazal Nehir and Lilou Ruel vault between ancient rooftops in Mardin, Turkey, July 14, 2025.(Photo by Cover Images)

Josh Smith, 14, cools off by taking a plunge into Hathersage swimming pool in the Peak District, UK on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Ioannis Alexopoulos/London News Pictures)

Josh Smith, 14, plunges into Hathersage Pool to cool off during a heatwave in the UK’s Peak District, July 13, 2025.(Photo by Ioannis Alexopoulos/London News Pictures)

A competitor rides over a car during the Challenge Downhill mountain bike race in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)

A mountain biker launches over a car during the Challenge Downhill race in La Paz, Bolivia, July 6, 2025.(Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)

Singapore's Justin Kin Yan Saik in action against Canada in their water polo group matchduring the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships at World Aquatics Championships Arena on July 14, 2025 in Singapore. (Photo by Jeremy Lee/Reuters)

Singapore’s Justin Kin Yan Saik competes against Canada in water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, Singapore, July 14, 2025.(Photo by Jeremy Lee/Reuters)

The stunning coastline of South Wales in UK on July 12, 2025 was once again turned into a wild and wonderful natural playground as Love Trails Festival powered by Garmin welcomed around 5,000 people to the Gower Peninsula for a long weekend of music, trail running, adventure, movement and community. (Photo by Giulia Spadafora)

The Love Trails Festival transformed South Wales’ Gower Peninsula into an adventure playground for 5,000 attendees, July 12, 2025.(Photo by Giulia Spadafora)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.