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Revision as of 20:51, 17 January 2016
| Lilac Bloomsday Run | |
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 Bloomsday 2010 Finish Line, Monroe Street Bridge | |
| Date | First Sunday in May |
| Location | Spokane, Washington  |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 7.46 miles (12.01 km) |
| Established | 1977 |
| Course records | Men: 33:51 (2008) Micah Kogo Women: 38:10 (2010) Lineth Chepkurui |
| Official site | Lilac Bloomsday Run |
The Lilac Bloomsday Run, also known as Bloomsday, is an annual timed road race in Spokane, Washington, held on the first Sunday of every May since 1977.[1] The course is 12 km (7.46 mi) long. The course starts in Downtown Spokane and heads northwest along the far west end of town, passes by Mukogowa Ft. Wright Institute and Spokane Falls Community College before heading up "Doomsday Hill" and back downtown to the Spokane County Courthouse and crossing the Monroe Street Bridge. Every finisher of the race receives a Bloomsday t-shirt.
The Lilac Bloomsday Run has had over 40,000 participants every year since 1986. Race participation peaked in 1996 with 61,298 registered participants. The number of finishers in 2015 was 43,206.[2] Lineth Chepkurui set an unofficial 12 km world record in the 2010 women's race.[3][nb 1]
Don Kardong, who founded the Bloomsday race, cites James Joyce's Ulysses as the inspiration for the name Bloomsday.
Results
Key: Course record
Notes
- ^ The International Association of Athletics Federations, the international governing body for the sport of athletics/track and field, does not recognize world records or world bests in either an indoor or outdoor 12 km.[4] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians does recognize a world record in the outdoor 12 km, however, their record keeping rules state: "A record quality course is defined as having not more than 1 m/km net drop between the start and finish and not more than 30 percent of the race distance separation between that start and finish, e.g. not more than a 3 km separation for a 10 km race [or 3.6 km for a 12 km race]. Records will only be accepted for record quality courses."[5][6] Per ARRS standards, the course for the Lilac Bloomsday Run fulfills these conditions. Although Chepkurui ran a 38:07 two weeks later on May 16, 2010 at the Bay to Breakers (presumably the fastest 12 km ever for a woman), the course is not considered a "record quality course" in that the start and finish are separated by approximately 10.5 linear kilometers.
References
- ^ http://www.arrs.net/HP_LcB12.htm
- ^ [1]. BloomsdayRun.org. Retrieved on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Richardson, Jared (2010-05-02). Chepkurui sets world record on Bloomsday course. KXLY. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.
- ^ "100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2014". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ http://www.arrs.net/WG_Rec_ENG.htm
- ^ "Association of Road Racing Statisticians". ARRS. Retrieved 2014-08-07.