May 5, 2017
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 ...
May 4, 2017
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 ...
April 24, 2017
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 ...
April 21, 2017
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 ...