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• Stay the course

  May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The post-Bloomsday glow is sweet, lending its aura of accomplishment and fitness over all who slip on their hard-won T-shirts. Bad news: The glow dims. Some runners and walkers who’d …

• Then and Now: Bloomsday

  May 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Lilac Bloomsday Run welcomed runners and walkers for the 36th time this year, a long way from its modest start. Encouraged by the mayor and bolstered by sponsors and … 3

• Parson throws caution to wind, races to Bloomsday victory

  May 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Scott Parson decided to let it ride Sunday morning, and came up big. Parson, a four-time Master’s Division Bloomsday winner, took the Men’s Elite wheelchair title largely by using almost …

• Bloomsday at last!

    May 6, 2012 in News More than 50,000 Bloomies enjoyed sunny skies at the start of Spokane’s annual celebration of spring and fitness. Read more. 6

• LaLa’s legacy fits Bloomsday to a T

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page A7 I started working for St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores in 1995. A year later, St. Vincent opened a branch at Howard and Riverside, and I was transferred there to … 1

• Bloomsday quiz answers

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page A7 1. Each year, LaLa Gerber dresses all 40 runner statues in Riverfront Park in vintage Bloomsday T-shirts. (See her personal account to the left.) 2. The Baby Jogger. Kardong pushed …

• Gear Junkie tries out Altra Running’s Lone Peak trail shoe

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 After finishing the 12K Bloomsday road race today in Spokane, perhaps 40,000 or more runners will be looking for a bit of solitude and fresh air – both of which …

• Test your Bloomsday IQ

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 After 35 Bloomsdays, it’s safe to assume you know just about everything there is to know about the annual race – and running in general, for that matter. For instance, …

• True triumph

  May 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Sometimes ambition is nothing more than urge’s well-fed cousin. The motives behind it don’t have to be grand or profound; they can always be amended and enhanced as time goes … 1

• Blanchette: Kim Jones’ biggest wins came in life

  May 4, 2012 in Sports Whatever Kim Jones wanted to achieve as a runner later on – and she achieved plenty – she’s always had a grasp on what set her in motion in the … 1

• Bloomie figures easy will do it again

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Steve Ellis puts on his running shoes Sunday morning, he’s headed out for his 20th Bloomsday race. For the past couple of weeks, the South Hill hairstylist has displayed …

• Religion Notebook: Gathering to observe day of prayer

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 • Life Center, 1202 N. Government Way, will observe the National Day of Prayer today at noon. Members will gather to pray for the church, community and nation. This year’s …

• Cool weather is forecast for race

  May 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 The National Weather Service is forecasting a Bloomsday not unlike many of them in past years: cool and cloudy. Race time temperatures in the middle to upper 40s with light … 1

• Cool Bloomsday start expected with chance of showers

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The annual tradition of Bloomsday is this Sunday. Each year, thousands of runners participate in the event that started on May 1, 1977. It was first billed as “Run With …

• Defending Bloomsday champ Mekonnin returns

  May 2, 2012 in Sports It may be hard to beat the excitement of the elite races at last year’s Bloomsday.

• Bloomsday skies to be partly cloudy, likely dry

  May 2, 2012 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service is forecasting a Bloomsday not unlike many of them in past years - cool and cloudy.

• Fighters with heart

  May 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 For some, it takes a lot of heart to finish the 12-kilometer Bloomsday course. No one knows that better than Troy Schlimgen and Erik Gelhar, two men who both have … 1

• Getting There: Busy North Side intersection getting roundabout

  April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular arterial route on the west side of Whitworth University is going to be closed to through traffic later this spring for major reconstruction, including installation of a roundabout. … 43

• Bloomsday announces tech advances

  February 28, 2012 in City Changes to the 36th annual Bloomsday race are mostly high-tech; identification chips will now be attached to racers’ numbered bibs, rather than laced into their shoes; each bib will include … 4

• Warden’s Bloomsday streak ends at 34 years

  May 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The 12-kilometer Bloomsday 2011 run is history and so is Ginny Warden’s 34-year streak as a finisher. “It had to end sometime, and 91 seemed like the right age to …

• Warden’s Bloomsday streak ends at 34 years

  May 4, 2011 in Sports The 12-kilometer Bloomsday 2011 run is history and so is Ginny Warden’s 34-year streak as a finisher. 3

• McGrory wins fifth straight women’s wheelchair title

  May 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 A nice, relaxing weekend. That’s what Amanda McGrory didn’t have.

• Mekonnin holds off Ayalew in sprint for women’s crown

  May 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Even after 35 years, the Lilac Bloomsday race still can celebrate firsts. After suffering through rain all week, the sun was bloomin’ Sunday morning for the 35th 12-kilometer Bloomsday run.

• Bloomsday 2011 results

    May 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Men’s elite 1. Simon Ndirangu, Kenya, 33 minutes, 58 seconds

• Sharing the road: Pair get hitched at race’s start

  May 2, 2011 in Business on Page A6 Karen Fall and Michael Smith love each other. They also love Bloomsday.

• Vitamin D fuels Bloomsday masses

    May 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 A clear, blue sky appeared from out of the blue Sunday, giving nearly 57,000 people crowded into downtown Spokane for the 35th annual Bloomsday race another reason to cheer. For … 1

• Ndirangu surges past Kiprono to win Bloomsday men’s title

  May 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 By his own admission, Simon Ndirangu’s first experience at the Lilac Bloomsday didn’t go as planned. “I was here in 2007, but I didn’t do very good,” the 25-year-old Kenyan …

• Clark: Bloomsday racer lets strength be her guide

  May 1, 2011 in City on Page B1 Ah, Bloomsday. Another mass of perspiring humanity pounds the Lilac City streets. 1

• Once-homeless racers take to the course

  May 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 There are probably as many reasons to run in Bloomsday as there are participants, but a group of homeless and formerly homeless Bloomies are doing it for self-respect. “I did …

• Kardong’s Bloomsday vision is business model to envy

  May 1, 2011 in Business on Page E1 There are lean businesses, and then there’s the Lilac Bloomsday Association. Full-time, year-round staff: one. 1

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