How hilly is the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K?
The Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K is described as rolling.
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K
This race edition
- Race date
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Entry options
2027 edition
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Decision summary
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K at a glance
- Evidence depth
- 43 verified facts
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K has known course details for its 12k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 12 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Mountain, City, Coastal, Historic, Riverside
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K route go?
The Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K route starts at W. Riverside Avenue between Post and Lincoln streets in downtown Spokane and finishes at Monroe Street Bridge over the Spokane River. Underfoot, expect paved city streets. It passes Spokane River, downtown Spokane, Greenwood Cemetery, Spokane Falls Community College and Doomsday Hill (Pettet Drive). Historically one of the world's largest road races, peaking at 61,298 participants in 1996 and routinely topping 38,000 runners from 1986 to 2020.
What should runners know on race day for the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K?
Gear check is limited to Corporate Cup participants, elite athletes (bib numbers under 500), and Senior Seed runners who purchased the amenities package; other participants must arrive ready to run. Downtown Spokane streets are closed for the race; parking is more limited on race morning due to street closures, and STA shuttle buses serve participants. Color-coded assigned-wave start (Elite/Corporate Cup, Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue, Lilac, Red groups starting in sequence). Nearly 30 bands and performers play live along the 12K course, covering rock, pop, punk, blues, bluegrass, ska, oldies and accordion.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- City
- Coastal
- Historic
- Riverside
Atmosphere
- Community
- Big City
- Festival
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 33:51 (Micah Kogo)
- Women's course record
- 38:00 (Veronica Loleo)
- Field size
- Organizers aim for around 50,000 participants; the Corporate Cup is capped at 300 teams but there is no published overall cap.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Course closes at 1:30 p.m. or when the sweep vehicle passes, whichever comes first.
- Qualification status
- Open mass Participation event with no qualifying time; seeded color Coded starting waves are assigned, with the elite/first waves starting around 9:00 a.m.
Race day logistics
- Wave start
- Color-coded assigned-wave start (Elite/Corporate Cup, Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue, Lilac, Red groups starting in sequence)
- Bag drop
- Gear check is limited to Corporate Cup participants, elite athletes (bib numbers under 500), and Senior Seed runners who purchased the amenities package; other participants must arrive ready to run.
- Closed roads
- Downtown Spokane streets are closed for the race; parking is more limited on race morning due to street closures, and STA shuttle buses serve participants.
- Expo / packet pickup
- Race check-in and packet pickup held at the Spokane Convention Center on the Friday and Saturday before the race; there is no race-day registration.
- Medal
- Finishers receive the iconic Bloomsday finisher T-shirt rather than a medal.
- Finisher tee
- Every official finisher receives the commemorative Bloomsday T-shirt, whose design is kept secret until runners cross the finish line.
- On-course music
- Nearly 30 bands and performers play live along the 12K course, covering rock, pop, punk, blues, bluegrass, ska, oldies and accordion.
Access and course status
- Start
- W. Riverside Avenue between Post and Lincoln streets in downtown Spokane.
- Finish
- Monroe Street Bridge over the Spokane River.
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Paved city streets.
- Landmarks
- Spokane River, downtown Spokane, Greenwood Cemetery, Spokane Falls Community College, Doomsday Hill (Pettet Drive), West Central neighborhood, Spokane County Courthouse, Monroe Street Bridge
- Notable features
- Historically one of the world's largest road races, peaking at 61,298 participants in 1996 and routinely topping 38,000 runners from 1986 to 2020
- Doomsday Hill on Pettet Drive is the steepest climb, gaining about 120 feet in under three-quarters of a mile near the 5-mile mark
- the costumed Doomsday Hill Vulture (Bill Robinson, since 1987) greets runners at the summit