Bloomsday 2020

With smoke clearing on Saturday, people went out to do the Bloomsday course. Even more showed up to complete the course on Sunday.

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Sun., Sept. 20, 2020

Steven Kutsch and Tate Kelly start their Virtual Bloomsday together at Riverside and Lincoln near where the traditional start line would have been on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Spokane. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being canceled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Bri Vasquez and Brandon Pollard conquered Doomsday Hill and continue on during the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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A runner stops at Joe and Marilyn McManus' water station atop Doomsday Hill during the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Joe and Marilyn McManus came from Ephrata with water donated from Culligan Water to refresh runners participating in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The couple also volunteered their time in May when the original Bloomsday race was supposed to occur before it was formally rescheduled to Sept. 20 for COVID, and then canceled altogether.

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A runner wears a shirt that reads "Go Pete! 41st Bloomsday/ Age 78" while crossing Monroe street in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Three-year-old Violet Dennis-Borgen waits to ring her bell for her dad, runner Christopher Borgen, at the top of Doomsday Hill during the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Jamie Borgen points out runner Christopher Dennis, who is three-year-old Violet Dennis-Borgen's dad, at the top of Doomsday Hill during the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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A runner wears a face mask along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Relegated to the sidewalk but still along the Bloomsday course, a runner faces a sparsely populated "Doomsday Hill" along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Relegated to the sidewalk but still along the Bloomsday course, a runner participates in the Virtual Bloomsday race near Elliott and TJ Meenach Drive on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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A young runner powers up "Doomsday Hill" along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Runners wait for traffic to pass at a stoplight just one block into the Virtual Bloomsday race because roads were not blocked off on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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From left: Erin Hartwig, Angela Boulet, Annelie Stockton and Bri Vasquez stretch prior to starting their Virtual Bloomsday together at Riverside and Lincoln near where the traditional startline would have been on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Ladd Bjorneby (left) and Christie McKee walk along the Bloomsday course near Elliott and TJ Meenach Drive during the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Runners experience "Doomsday Hill" along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Relegated to the sidewalk but still along the Bloomsday course, a runner faces "Doomsday Hill" along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Runner finish their Virtual Bloomsday on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Since the rescheduled official Bloomsday that was intended for Sept. 20 was cancelled due to COVID, roads were not blocked and therefore there was no official start or finish line, so Bloomies ended in varied places near or on the traditional course.

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Runners Nadine Burgess and Alex Dratch spring for a photo finish during Virtual Bloomsday while Kiyomi Walker (left) and Gloria Castellaw cheer them on with a makeshift finish line cord on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Since the rescheduled official Bloomsday that was intended for Sept. 20 was cancelled due to COVID, roads were not blocked and therefore there was no official start or finish line, so Bloomies ended in varied places near or on the traditional course.

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Runners Nadine Burgess and Alex Dratch spring for a photo finish during Virtual Bloomsday while Kiyomi Walker (left) and Gloria Castellaw (not pictured) cheer them on with a makeshift finish line cord on Sunday in Spokane.

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Bob Castellaw finishes the last few steps of his Virtual Bloomsday on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Since the rescheduled official Bloomsday that was intended for Sept. 20 was cancelled due to COVID, roads were not blocked and therefore there was no official start or finish line, so Bloomies ended in varied places near or on the traditional course.

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Bob Castellaw finishes the last few steps of his Virtual Bloomsday while Kiyomi Walker, left, and Gloria Castellaw cheer him on with a makeshift finish line on Sunday. Since the rescheduled official Bloomsday that was intended for Sept. 20 was canceled due to COVID-19, roads were not blocked and there was no official start or finish line, so Bloomies ended in varied places near or on the traditional course.

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Bloomsday Race Director Jon Neill takes a photo of Kelly Risse after finishing the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Relegated to the sidewalk but still along the Bloomsday course, a runner participates in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Lisa Vance (left) and Emily Sobczuk finish up their home stretch of the Virtual Bloomsday race with Kali the dog on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. "It's the only Bloomsday that Kali has ever gotten to be a part of," said Vance, since regular pets are not allowed during the official race that usually occurs in May, but was cancelled due to COVID-19 in favor of a social distancing option.

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Runners experience "Doomsday Hill" along Pettet Drive in the Virtual Bloomsday race on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The original May race was rescheduled to Sept. 20 due to COVID-19 before being cancelled altogether in favor of the virtual race, which could be completed anywhere in the world to allow for social distancing.

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Bloomsday Perennial runner Roger Risinger, center, and his daughters, Rhonnalee Markishtum, left, and Reanna Risinger crest the top of Doomsday Hill during their run on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane. They ran on Saturday because Sunday is a football-watching day for them.

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Jerry Scharosch paces Mark and Wendy Herbes down Broadway Avenue at Cedar Street as they complete their Bloomsday run, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane.

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Alli Moody, left, pushes five-month-old Bodie, as Kim Price leads the charge down Broadway Avenue as they head to the finish of their Bloomsday run, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane.

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Bloomsday Perennial runner Roger Risinger takes pause atop Doomsday Hill to shows off his shirt during his run, Saturday, Sept. 19, in Spokane. He chose to on Saturday because Sunday is football-watching day for his family.

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Jeffrey Fox displays his Bloomsday 2020 race number after reaching the top of Doomsday Hill during his run, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane. Fox said it was his 16th Bloomsday run. Kathy Olsufka, participating in her 38th Bloomsday, powers up the hill at left.

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Donna Braunbeck, left, participating in her 8th Bloomsday, runs stride-for-stride up Doomsday Hill, with Peyton Moreland, running his first Bloomday, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane.

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Jeffrey Fox makes his way to the top of Doomsday Hill while participating in Bloomsday 2020, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Spokane.

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