Bloomsday 2011
Coverage of the 35th Lilac Bloomsday Run.
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Abortion protest prompts Bloomsday complaints
May 7, 2013 in City on Page A1 Bloomsday organizers are struggling to come up with what they could have done differently after dozens of runners on Sunday complained about an anti-abortion protest along the route. Race director … 220
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Scaroni first area women’s wheelchair winner
May 6, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Susannah Scaroni’s Bloomsday times have improved each of the nine years she has competed in the women’s open wheelchair race. Scaroni, 21, reached her peak Sunday when she became the …
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Assefa pulls away for first Bloomsday crown
May 6, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 It was champions’ day at Bloomsday, an elite men’s field full of past winners ready to repeat the feat. But darkhorse Belete Assefa and newcomer Emmanuel Bett left them all …
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Bloomsday results
May 6, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 MEN Washington Division—1, Joseph Gray, Renton, 37:34. 2, Paul Limpf, Cheney, 37:50. 3, Uli Steidl, Seattle, 38:16. 4, Evan Sims, Spokane Valley, 39:14. 5, Phil Olson, Mountlake Terrace, 39:15. 6, …
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More than 47,000 soak up Bloomsday experience
May 6, 2013 in City on Page A1 With added security across the 7.5-mile Spokane Bloomsday course, runners and walkers cruised through a warm and uneventful race marked mostly by dozens of runners being treated for dehydration. Concern … 14
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Race filled with big, small moments
May 6, 2013 in City on Page A1 Seventy-eight-year-old Dora Saw, of Spokane, ran her second Bloomsday race Sunday with the help of two wooden canes. She moved faster than just walking, so “ran” is apt. Her husband, … 1
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Doomsday Hill gives separation for Deba
May 6, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Doomsday Hill allowed Buzunesh Deba to transform the 37th Bloomsday from a two-woman race into a one-woman race. Deba, a 25-year-old Ethiopian based in The Bronx, New York, broke away …
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Blue skies for Bloomsday 2013
May 5, 2013 in City Bloomsday 2013 started and proceeded with clocklike efficiency Sunday, with blue skies and temperatures as warm as many Bloomies can remember at race time. Following last month’s bombing at the … 4
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Deba wins women’s elite race at Bloomsday
May 5, 2013 in Sports Doomsday Hill allowed Buzunesh Deba to transform the 37th Bloomsday from a two-woman race into a one-woman race. 3
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Ethiopians sweep Bloomsday titles
May 5, 2013 in Sports Ethiopians Belete Assefa and Buzunesh Deba captured Elite titles at Bloomsday on Sunday. 9
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Wildrose Graphics counts Bloomsday shirts as best-kept secrets
May 5, 2013 in Business, City on Page E1 Sherie Hackney can keep a secret. So can her employees. 3
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Still time to be a Bloomie
May 4, 2013 in City on Page A1 It isn’t too late for prospective Bloomsday runners to get in on Sunday’s event, which is expected to draw 51,000 participants. Late registrations, with a $35 entry fee, are being …
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Sunday brings warmest Bloomsday in 9 years
May 3, 2013 in City, Idaho If the weatherman is correct, Sunday will be Spokane’s warmest Bloomsday in nine years. 7
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Rockin’ the race course
May 3, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page W3 The Angela Marie Project has a policy when they play at Bloomsday: No breaks. “There may be 50,000 participants, but each one of them deserves the music so we don’t … 2
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Illness keeps grandmother from being Bloomsday celebrity starter
May 2, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 When Lucille Olin turned 80, her doctor advised her to stop running. She obliged, making that year her last Bloomsday run. 2
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Bloomsday security fine-tuned by Spokane police
May 1, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said runners and spectators can expect heightened security the moment they board a bus to downtown Spokane on Sunday during the 37th Lilac Bloomsday Run. … 14
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Past champions return for Bloomsday
April 30, 2013 in Sports When Jon Neill spoke Tuesday morning about the stars aligning, he meant it in a figurative and literal sense. Neill, Bloomsday’s elite athlete coordinator, is so pleased with the elite …
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Bloomsday buddies
April 30, 2013 in Features, Health on Page C1 Competing in the unofficial wheelchair division – in the back with the strollers – Donna Husick and Gail Ableman probably will not win Bloomsday on Sunday. But when they finish, …
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Getting There: Bike Swap brings big bucks for Centennial Trail
April 29, 2013 in City on Page A1 The second-annual Spokane Bike Swap held earlier this month at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center looks like it’s the kind of grass-roots event that’s going to become a …
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Bicycle club offering free bike corral for Bloomsday
April 25, 2013 in City The Spokane Bicycle Club is offering a free bike corral for Bloomsday participants. The secure, attended corral will accept bikes in Riverfront Park from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., a … 1

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