Bloomsday 2023

Perfect weather resulted in near-record performances in each of the race divisions for Lilac Bloomsday 2023 in downtown Spokane on Sunday.

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Sun., May 7, 2023

Runners make their way up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way through Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Runners make their way past the line of finisher shirts in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Gayle Platz displays her sign in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Runners make their way through Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Rory Kilkenny wears a tulip painted on his chest while running through Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Earl Moore cheers on runners in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Tulips are in bloom in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Jordan Rickel and his son Zeus, 5, cheer on the runners in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Dennis Cleavenger and Diane Evans raise a mimosa for the runners in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Savon Leng waves the flag while running through Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Five-year-old Caleb Haapala jokingly pulls his high five away during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Trish Comrie, left and Amy McCoy along with their dog Ripley Dingus watch the runners during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Caleb Geringer wears a banana suit during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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David Frankenfield takes a snack break with his children Karl, 4 and Louise, 2 during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Three-year-old Grace Gosch walks her first Bloomsday with her grandmother Susan Amstadter during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Kenyon Fields entertains the runners in Browne’s Addition during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Julie Hatcher high fives runners during Bloomsday 2023 in Spokane on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Evan Sims grimaces as he finsihes the elite master’s race with a time of 44:56 during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Angela Aneiros smiles as she finishes Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners pour down Monroe to the finish line during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners snap selfies at the finish line during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Grant Buckingham and his daughter Kristen Buckingham react as they finish Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners pour down Monroe to the finish line during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Courtney Pettoello, center, smiles after finishing Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Carol Wright, center, runs Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Flowers envelop runners durring Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Aimee McElroy cools off in a spray of water at the top of Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday in Spokane.

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Runners make their way up the notorious Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Members of the Gonzaga University Men’s Track and Field team encourage runners on Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Kiley Davis, 14, on left, and Abi Farina, 14, display their Bloomsday t-shirts during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane Wash.

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A group of spectators cheer on runners along Broadway Avenue during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane Wash.

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Runners head south on Monroe Street to the finish line during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane Wash.

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“I got this stupid shirt for $20.00, but people love it,” said Art Weltz who has graced his presence for Bloomsday runners for the last 15 or so years.

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After running Bloomsday, Charissa Suhr, left, and Hilary Sepulveda cheer on runners in on Broadway during Bloomsday 2023, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners and walkers make their way along Broadway Avenue during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Itt’z Cuzzen’s Ryan Weikleenget plays for runners during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Itt’z Cuzzen’s Ryan Weikleenget plays for runners during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way down Mallon during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way down Mallon during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way down Mallon during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Damian Impett monitors the race and radio traffic in his mobile ham shack for Spokane ARES/ACS (Amateur Radio Emergency Services / Auxiliary Communications System) during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners finish Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Members of the PJAMRS band perform for runners along Broadway during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Delilah, an English bulldog, watch the runners pass on Lindeke Street during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane Wash.

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Alena Lahr, 4, hands out Otter Pops to runners on Lindeke Street during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Catie Marlin, 5, and brother David, 7, dress as Pikachu and the Mandarlorian encourage runners along Summit Blvd. during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bloomsday runners are framed in a bubble blown by Fiona Dotson, 10, on Mission Street during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Nan Luppert, wearing around her neck Bloomsday medals her mother had won in the past, heads towards the Bloomsday 2023 start line with her cane and the walkng group on Riverside Avenue.

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Spectators cheer atop Doomsday Hill for the elite women runners during Bloomsday 2023.

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Past race tee shirts are displayed on a fence along Broadway Avenue during Bloomsday 2023.

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Hansena Dinoia and other Lululemon employees greet the runners at the top of Doomsday hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Yannick Kiefert sports a colored wig to honor his grandmother before the start of Bloomsday 2023, May 7, in Spokane.

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Runners in the yellow group gather on Riverside Avenue before the start of Bloomsday 2023.

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Spectators cheer the runners along Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday 2023.

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Spectators, some young and some furry, cheer the elite women runners along Government Way during Bloomsday 2023.

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The walking group, some leashed, some not, head to the start line on Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday, 2023.

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Stroller walk past discarded clothing hanging from trees near the start line of Bloomsday, 2023.

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Bathrobe attire suited Mike Peale just fine near the start line for Bloomsday 2023. His pals are Ray Matis, left, and Todd Delyea, right, wearing a suit.

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Quin Bonzel, left, and Ryan Platz earned their Bloomsday 2023 Finisher shirt.

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Strollers walk past discarded clothing hanging from trees near the start line of Bloomsday, 2023.

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Members of the Spokane Police Department Swat Team walk Wall Street during Bloomsday 2023.

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Jill Carter helps hand out pastries to runners at the top of Doomsday Hill. This is the 23-year the group of neighbors and friends have handed out the sweet treats. This year’s count: a 106 dozen (cut in half.)

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The water station at the top of Doomsday Hill hands out water to runners during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bill and Nick Burley pose for a photo with the Bloomsday Vulture at the top of Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners check in with the Bloomsday Vulture at the top of Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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EWU mascot Swoop, on left, and Otto the Spokane Indians mascot greet runners at the top of Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Kim Potter encourages runners as they head up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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A runner dressed as a chicken heads up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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Heidi and John Roberts of Selah, Wash hold hands as the cross the finish line during Bloomsday 2023 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.

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An elongated crowd of Bloomsday runners head up Doomsday Hill during the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Bloomsday runners stream up Doomsday Hill during the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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An elongated crowd of Bloomsday runners cross the T.J. Meenach Bridge and head up Doomsday Hill toward the end of the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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An elongated crowd of Bloomsday runners cross the T.J. Meenach Bridge and head up Doomsday Hill toward the end of the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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The crowds of strollers, wagons and walkers stream down Whistalks Way near Spokane Falls Community College just past the midpoint of the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Angela Marie, second from right, and Kat Hall, right, of the band Angela Marie Project play for passing walkers and runners along Whistalks Way near Spokane Falls Community College Sunday, May 7, 2023 during Bloomsday 2023.

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Musician Walter Vanderhorst plays a marimba while the last of the stroller pushers pass by on Whistalks Way near Spokane Falls Community College at the end of Bloomsday 2023 Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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A stream of Bloomsday runners head down Whistalks Way, near Spokane Falls Community College during the race Sunday, May 7, 2023.

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Greta Gordon, left, and other employees of the Lululemon store in Spokane, cheer on Bloomsday runners as they pass by Sunday, May 7, 2023 along W. Pettet Drive near the top of Doomsday Hill.

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Bloomsday runners pass the fading blooms of a lilac bush as they participate in the annual Bloomsday race Sunday, May 7, 2023 along Broadway Avenue in Spokane, Washington.

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Members of the PJAMRS band, afiliated with the Peace and Justice Action League in Spokane, plays for passing runners Sunday, May 7, 2023 during Bloomsday in Spokane, Washington.

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One-man band musician Ryan Weikleenget, left, plays guitar-based rock for the passing Bloomsday runners on Broadway Avenue Sunday, May 7, 2023. Weikleenget calls his band Itt's Cuzzen.

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Tori Liezen, right, of New Community Church, passes out chunks of popcicles to passing runners in the West Central neighborhood Sunday, May 7, 2023 during Bloomsday 2023.

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