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CHECK-IN, MUSIC, ROAD CLOSURES

SPOKANE, WA—Check-In for this Sunday’s 41st 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, May 5th, from 11:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and ...

DIRIBA AND DASKA EXPECTED TO BATTLE

Langat Back to Defend his 2016 Title   May 4, 2017—Two of the fastest women on the planet, Ethiopians Buze Diriba and Mamitu Daska, are expected to battle for the win this weekend in the 41st running of the Lilac Bloomsday Run. The men’s race, meanwhile, will feature all of last year’s top ...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Water Aid, Marmot March, T-Shirt Distribution   Spokane, WA—With less than two weeks until the 41st running of the Lilac Bloomsday Run, organizers are eagerly seeking volunteers to help with water aid, Marmot March first aid, and T-shirt distribution on race weekend. Details are available by ...

BLOOMSDAY TO FEATURE MILE STAR JIM RYUN

Will Speak on Friday, May 5 at Lewis & Clark   Spokane, WA—The man who many consider the greatest miler of all time will be in Spokane on Bloomsday weekend to share the story of his world record and help start the Bloomsday crowd on Sunday. Jim Ryun, the first high school runner to break ...
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