Bloomsday News

Newbies Capture Best Bloomsday Entertainer Title   Spokane, WA, May 16, 2019—Runners and walkers must not have been too tired this year after climbing Doomsday Hill, because they clearly enjoyed the marimba music near the six mile point. In post-race voting, Bloomies gave the nod to a marinba ...

It takes nearly 5,000 volunteers and the support of dozens of local businesses to make Bloomsday happen. We list a few of them in our thank-you ad, but we thank all of them for making Bloomsday '19 a great success!--Lilac Bloomsday Association

Champions Will Split the PRRO Championship Super Bonus   Spokane, Washington—Last year Ethiopians had their way over the 12-kilometer course, as they went one-two in both the men's and women's divisions of the Lilac Bloomsday Run. But this year Kenya was back in the forefront, as Rosemary ...

Diriba Hoping to Join the Three-Peat Club   Spokane, Washington—Buze Diriba will try for a three-peat, and Gabriel Geay a repeat in the 43rd Lilac Bloomsday Run this Sunday. A third straight victory for Diriba would notch her place in history as one of only four women who have won Bloomsday ...