Bloomsday 2017

2017 is the 41st anniversary of Bloomsday. 38,748 runners turned out, Sunday, May 7, 2017.

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Sun., May 7, 2017

Runners start their Bloomsday race on Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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The oldest Bloomsday competitor, Vincent P. Slatt, 97, stands with his family at the start of the race Sunday.

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Gary Hill, center, stretches before the start of his 30th Bloomsday during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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A Bloomsday volunteer helps a wheelchair racer prepare for the race, Sunday.

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Running legend Jim Ryun smiles before during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Wheelchair racers lined up at the starting line.

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Wheelchair racers Laurens Molina, left, and Josh George speed along course.

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Last year’s wheelchair winner, James Senbeta (201), starts during Bloomsday 2017.

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The wheelchair division passes by during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bloomsday 17 Wheelchair Men’s Open winner Josh George was in second place heading up Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday Wheelchair Women’s Open winner Susannah Scaroni charges up Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday volunteers and Chewbacca encourage a wheelchair competitor at the top of Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday participants streak past wheelchair athletes Scott Stokes on Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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The elite women start the 2017 Bloomsday race.

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The elite women start the 2017 Bloomsday race.

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The elite womens division passes by during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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The lead pack of the elite women runners begins to pull ahead during the 2017 Bloomsday race.

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A spectator cheers on the elite women runners during the 2017 Bloomsday race.

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The elite women run along W. Government Way, Sunday.

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The elite women runners pass Spokane Falls Community College on Sunday.

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The elite women lead pack starts up Doomsday Hill while spectators wave.

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Karolina Nadolska, 35, tries to hold her place in the final mile of the 2017 Bloomsday race.

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Buze Diriba, 23, strides toward the finish line, passing Mamitu Daska, 33. Diriba was the top finisher in the elite women's division.

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Mamitu Daska leads the women’s elite runners just before she is passed by winner Buze Diriba.

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Racers sing the National Anthem before the start of Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners start Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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The elite men's field casts long shadows during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Gabriel Geay (129) outkicks Philemon Cheboi (103) to win Bloomsday 2017.

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Gabriel Geay (129) outkicks Philemon Cheboi (103) to win Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday.

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Gabriel Geay (129) moves toward the lead during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday.

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The elite men break away from the pack during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday.

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The Elite Men break away from the rest of the pack during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Men’s elite runners race up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2017.

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Mens Elite competitors battle during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Gabriel Geay (129) grabs water as he moves toward the leaders during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Geoffrey Bundi (115) leads this mens pack during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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The men's elite racers battle it out during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Returning Bloomsday champion Philip Langat (101) battles the field during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Overall winner of the Men's Division Gabriel Geay from Tampa, Florida crosses the finish line, during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Kassidi Lelli, 8, watches for her mom in the crowd at the Bloomsday starting line, Sunday.

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The start of the 41st Lilac Bloomsday Run.

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Runners start their Bloomsday race on Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bloomies head down Riverside at the start of Bloomsday 2017.

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Andy LeFriec stretches before Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bloomies head down Riverside at the start of Bloomsday 2017.

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Runners start their Bloomsday race on Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Bloomies head down Riverside at the start of Bloomsday 2017.

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Runners start their Bloomsday race on Riverside Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Just after the start, runners dodge a puddle on Riverside Avenue,during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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The start of the 41st Lilac Bloomsday Run.

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On Riverside Avenue, a runner ties his shoe before the start of Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Renee Rahn encourages the runners during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Four-year-old Beah Rempe enjoys Bloomsday with her mother Becky on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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A huge crowd of runners make their way through Browne's Addition during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jennifer Hanson encourages the runners during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Seven-year-old Zeke Greiner watch runners pass by during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Terry Lewis, left, and Junior Lacuesta of the band JUTE play for runners during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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A runner wearing rabbit ears passes by during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners wearing tutus pass by during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Ryan Niles wears a bald eagle mask during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Patrick Dubois carries a flag during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Black Gingham drummer Evan Cox plays for the runners during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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"I'm doing this because in can," said Adelite Funderburg, right as she walked with her daughter Samantha during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Vicki Carter, left of Vets on the Farm runs with her grand daughter Kailee Lesser, 10, during Bloomsday on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Dan McLay stands in front of Spokane Falls community college and plays music for the passing runners, Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Bloomsday 2017. He goes by the name of DJ Dan, he can be seen around town at public and private events playing music.

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Bloomsday runners take advantage of a sprinkler set up on Fort George Wright Drive across from Spokane Falls community college, Sunday, May 7, 2017.

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Crowds of walkers flood down Ft. George Wright Drive toward the T.J. Meenach Bridge, Sunday, May 7, 2017, during the annual Bloomsday run.

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Joel Cleary, second from left, stops and thanks three firefighters, Russell Dillon, Ed Miller, and Jason Donahue, on Fort George Wright Drive on the campus of Spokane Falls community college, Sunday, May 7, 2017, during the annual Bloomsday run. It was at that spot, though not with these firefighters, that Cleary had a massive heart attack and was saved in 2012.

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Runners cross the T.J. Meenach bridge, Sunday, May 7, 2017, on the annual Bloomsday run. After a rainy morning, the weather relented and the sun came out.
Bloomsday volunteers Tony Cook and Wally Lundgren fill over 50 water containers along the water station at the top of Doomsday Hill before the start of race.

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Bloomsday volunteer April Worswick takes a sip at the top of Doomsday Hill as crews set up the water station, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday volunteers Jaelyn and Rachel Jackson fill water cups at the water station atop Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bill Robinson prepares his vulture costume for Bloomsday runners atop Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday participant Kevin McGinnis, wearing number 666, dresses like the devil as he has a hell of a time on Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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A Bloomsday participant splashes water over his head at the top of the Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday participants pound their way up Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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A Bloomsday participant dumps water over her head at the top of the Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday runners cast long shadows whille battling the Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Eastern Washington University mascot, Swoop, gets a high-five from a Bloomsday participant on Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday runners hit the top of Doomsday Hill and seek refreshment, May 7, 2017. Dan Pelle/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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A Bloomsday participant consumes a drink at the Bud Light station on Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Kevin Norquist and his dog, Roxanne, wait at the corner of Cochran Street and Summit Boulevard for Bloomsday runner Arlene Galloway to pass by, May 7, 2017.

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Bloomsday runners stride through discarded cups at the water station atop Doomsday Hill, May 7, 2017.

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Sporting cup ears, Troy Haacke strikes a pose after crossing the finish line during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. "I didn't want to litter," said Haacke.

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Brooke Bowman, 7, chalked a message to Bloomsday runners when cheered as they streamed past her house on the 2400 block of west Mission Avenue, May 7, 2017.

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A Bloomsday runner went with a Hawaiian theme for this year's Bloomsday, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Dressed as a banana, Grant Bursell nears the finish line on Broadway Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners make their way through a sea of bubbles on Broadway Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Megan Nichols gives her daughter Tori, 8, a lift down Broadway as they head to the Bloomsday finish line, May 7, 2017.

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Runners race down West Broadway during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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A Bloomsday runner hurdles a sprinkler near the corner of Lindeke and Broadway, May 7, 2017.

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The band Random Generation plays during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Runners compete during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Joelle Holt, 5, plays with bubbles she and her mother Kim (not pictured) showered runners with during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Runners head to the finish line on the Monroe Street Bridge during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Sisters Michel Daniel, left, and Barb McDonald, raise their arms in celebration as they cross the Bloomsday finish line, May 7, 2017.

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Runners finish during Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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M.J. Nimbus and his daughter, Nicole, celebrate as they finish Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday in Spokane.

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When you get the race number 666, like Kevin McGinnis, what else are you going to do but dress up as the Devil.

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Bloomsday participants flood across the Bloomsday finish line on the Monroe Street Bridge, May 7, 2017.

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Kenzie Gaines, 15, and her mother Natalie hand out Bloomsday T-shirts to finishers on Main Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Volunteer Samantha Sullivan calls out shirt sizes as she helps hand out the 2017 Bloomsday shirt to competitors on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Abby Dillam, 8, hands out Bloomsday T-shirts to race finishers on Main Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Danica Wick, with her daughter Celaena, 7 months, hand out Bloomsday T-shirts to finishers during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Bloomsday volunteer Ally Welk hands out water to finishers on Main Avenue during Bloomsday 2017, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Sweatshirts and warmups hang from trees near the start of Bloomsday 2017 as the final participants take to the course on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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Sweatshirts and warmups hang from trees near the start of Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane.

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Tom Havey from Portland tries on a discarded sport coat after finishing this year’s Bloomsday race with his wife Jennie. This is Tom’s 36th Bloomday race and Jennie’s 13th.

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Sister Mary eucharists, of Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church hands out water to competitors after they finished Bloomsday 2017 on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Spokane, Wash.

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A Geiger Corrections inmate snags a shirt from a tree along Riverside Avenue after Bloomsday, May 7, 2017.

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Crews tear down fencing along Riverside Avenue after Bloomsday, May 7, 2017.

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Geiger Corrections inmates collect a truckload of clothes discarded by Bloomsday participants, May 7, 2017.

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City street crews wash and sweep Broadway Avenue, Sunday May 7, 2017, after thousands of runners and walkers competed the 41st Bloomsday. Dan Pelle/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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