BLOOMSDAY REGISTRATION OPENS
By David Monti
(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12k
Registration
for the Lilac Bloomsday Run, America's largest fully-timed 12 km road
race, has opened and represents one of the great bargains in the
sport. Early registration through April 19 costs only USD 15, plus USD
1.49 for on-line registration. Moreover, those who sign up by Feb. 15
will have a chance to win a trip for two to one of Seattle's most
popular races, the
St. Patrick's Day Dash on Mar. 15.
"At
this time last year the Inland Northwest was struggling through a
winter as challenging as this one," said Bloomsday race director Don
Kardong in a prepared statement. "As a result, by the time May rolled
around people were really in the mood to get outside and enjoy spring
weather. I suspect this year will be the same, so it's not too early to
start thinking about signing up for Bloomsday."
Always scheduled
for the first Sunday in May, the Bloomsday recorded 43,629 finishers
last year. Complete event information and on-line registration is
available at http://www.bloomsdayrun.org. Managers representing elite athletes should contact elite athlete coordinator Jon Neill at [email protected] or +1 509 747 0101.
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