Xenman
The Bloomsday 12K Race is Sunday morning. It is one of the
largest foot races in the country (world?), regularly
attracting over 50,000 participants. A few years ago over
65,000 people participated. When you consider that Spokane
County has a population of around 400,000 people, these
participation levels are quite amazing. On top of that, they
also attract world class runners to compete. Most of the top
ten finishers are from Africa and include Olympic medal
winners, etc.
I qualified for a second seed starting position, senior
level. Hopefully I will be able to justify my starting
place, but it won't be easy considering I had an illness
that was from 10 to 6 days before the race which caused me
to lose 4 - 5 pounds and stay close the the toilet. I've
recovered now.
Good luck to all that are going to run.
largest foot races in the country (world?), regularly
attracting over 50,000 participants. A few years ago over
65,000 people participated. When you consider that Spokane
County has a population of around 400,000 people, these
participation levels are quite amazing. On top of that, they
also attract world class runners to compete. Most of the top
ten finishers are from Africa and include Olympic medal
winners, etc.
I qualified for a second seed starting position, senior
level. Hopefully I will be able to justify my starting
place, but it won't be easy considering I had an illness
that was from 10 to 6 days before the race which caused me
to lose 4 - 5 pounds and stay close the the toilet. I've
recovered now.
Good luck to all that are going to run.
