Some praise them as brave, others dismiss them as stupid: macho locals and tourists alike who test themselves by running away from six fighting bulls as they charge along a winding cobble-stoned route to Pamplona’s bullring. It’s the highlight of the nine-day festival in the northern Spanish city – the early morning “encierros,” or bull runs, which began on Friday, when thousands of daredevils started to race against six bulls. Spectators watch from balconies and wooden barricades set up along the course. The spectacle is televised nationally. The rest of each day is for eating, drinking, danc…