Bloomsday Worldwide 2021 begins Friday: What you need to know about the race
Runners are taking off, registration is still open and Doomsday Hill isn t required! Here s everything you need to know about the second-ever virtual Bloomsday. Author: Madeline Nelson Updated: 12:43 PM PDT April 30, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. The race is on! Bloomsday Worldwide will be held virtually for the second year in a row. Here s everything you need to know to participate.
The race began Friday and runners can submit their times until Sunday, May 9.
Registration is still open. However, if you waited until now you won t get the runners bib until May 9. The registration fee is now $34.99. The fee was $24.49 when registration opened on January 1, 2021 through April 17. Fees went up on April 18.
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riday kicks off Bloomsday 2021, once again happening virtually due to COVID-19. Last year s online version of Spokane s favorite road race proved remarkably popular, as tens of thousands of racers participated around the globe. This year, racers will knock out the 12-kilometer (7.46-mile) route of their choosing between April 30 and May 9 and submit their times to the Bloomsday folks. They ll even get the traditional finisher s T-shirt, just like they do when they race on the streets of Spokane. You can register to run this year s Bloomsday right up until May 9, online at bloomsdayrun.org. We mapped out potential routes for local runners who still haven t decided where they want to pound the pavement. They re for the more leisurely Bloomie, willing to stop and smell the roses (among other things) as they run. They won t all get you to the finish line in record time, but they re all roughly 12 kilometers, and all showcase some of the best the city has to offer.