Sunday, May 3rd, 2026    /    12 Kilometers (7.46 Miles)    /    Spokane, Washington    /    50th Running

NIXON RODEO MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW

by | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

Best Bloomsday Entertainers Again in 2016   May 16, 2016—Women’s champion Cynthia Limo wasn’t the only performer in the 40th Lilac Bloomsday Run to make it two in a row. Rock group Nixon Rodeo, located at the base of Doomsday Hill as they were in 2015, collected more...

FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T GET A T-SHIRT

by | May 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

Spokane, Washington—The Lilac Bloomsday Association would like to apologize to all those Bloomsday finishers who were unable to take a finisher shirt home with them yesterday. We thought we had ordered more than enough shirts for our 46,566 registered participants. ...

CYNTHIA LIMO STORMS TO A NEW COURSE RECORD

by | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized

Philip Langat Leads a Kenyan Sweep in the Men’s Race   Spokane, Washington—The anticipated sprint finish never materialized in the fortieth annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, the fifth stop on the PRRO Circuit of major US road races, but that didn’t stop Cynthia...

CHECK-IN, ROAD CLOSURES, MUSIC

by | Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

SPOKANE, WA—Check-In for this Sunday’s 40th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run has begun at the Spokane Convention Center, and volunteers are busy handing out packets and signing up late registrants. Check-in and late registration are available on Friday, April 29th, from...

SHUTTLE INFORMATION AND BACKPACK RESTRICTIONS

by | Apr 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

In an effort to make the trek to Bloomsday Check-In less stressful, and to reduce traffic on Spokane Falls Boulevard, Bloomsday will be providing a Durham School Services bus service from the Spokane Arena to the Convention Center again this year. The buses will run...

LIMO AND LANGAT TOP SEEDS AT 40TH BLOOMSDAY

by | Apr 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

Women’s Sprint Finish and New Men’s Champion Expected   Spokane, Washington—A sprint finish is what spectators hope for and race directors dream about, and this year’s women’s field for the 40th edition of the Lilac Bloomsday Run is looking like that’s exactly what...