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Bloomsday 2023 looks to bounce back from pandemic as registrations, vendors increase
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 30—Bloomsday boosters say early numbers show a continued bounce-back year for the Inland Northwest's biggest road race following the pandemic. "Our numbers are like our weather right now ...
Bloomsday returns to Spokane Sunday boasting larger turnout; trade show kicks off Friday
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMay 1—Bloomsday will grace Spokane streets this weekend, and organizers expect it to be their biggest spring fling since before the pandemic. Race organizers say 33,300 racers have signed up ...
Octogenarian who plans No. 45 Bloomsday credits running the race to good health
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 4—Sharen Robertson credits Bloomsday for her good health at 83, and she plans to lace up her shoes again for her 45th finish Sunday. She first covered Spokane's 12-kilometer course in 1980 ...
Former Bloomsday board members slam 'reckless' vote that spurred race director's resignation as...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 16—Former Bloomsday board members hope the iconic 12-kilometer race can weather the controversial resignation of "tailor-made" director Jon Neill and several board members amid complaints ...
Tradition returns Sunday as Bloomsday participants, spectators welcome annual spring race
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 7—It's back to business as usual for Bloomsday. Thousands of runners, walkers and watchers flooded downtown Sunday for Spokane's iconic 12K. After a two-year virtual hiatus due to the COVID ...
Bloomsday 2023: Theme, poster and other details of annual race announced
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 28—Even with snowstorms bringing a late-season chill to the region, organizers of the 2023 Bloomsday race are looking ahead to a lively spring. For the second time since the beginning of ...
Bloomsday runners and walkers take final steps at Spokane Convention Center before Sunday's race
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 5—A small army of volunteers is helping thousands of Bloomsday participants take their final steps before Sunday's race, handing them race numbers and information at the Spokane Convention ...
Woman with connective tissue disease to do first Bloomsday with elliptical-powered walk
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 28—As a young child, Jocelyn Whitfield-Babcock watched Bloomsday runners from her grandmother's land near Doomsday Hill. That 5-year-old Jocelyn decided one day she'd run the race. She ...
Bloomsday participation rebounds to 32,000 after pandemic-era downturn
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 8—Catie Marlin, 5, and brother David, 7, dressed as Pikachu and the Mandarlorian, encourage runners along Summit Boulevard. Participation at Bloomsday rebounded from a pandemic-era downturn ...
Thousands of kids swarm Spokane Falls Community College in mile-long Junior Bloomsday
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoApr. 14—When told to run the mile in gym class, kids often groan, drag their feet or seek an excuse to skip the dreaded activity. But offer them coupons and a free T-shirt, they come in droves ...