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On the organiser's pages the race starts on West Riverside Avenue and finishes at the Monroe Street Bridge, with water stations at Greenwood Cemetery, Spokane Falls Community College, Doomsday Hill and Broadway between.
On the organiser’s 2026 pages the start is “W. Riverside Ave between Post and Lincoln”. Its parking page speaks of “Streets near the start (downtown Spokane) and finish (Monroe Street Bridge)”, and its water stations page puts post-race water “Across Monroe street bridge on Spokane Falls Blvd.”
Between the two, the 2026 water stations stand on Government Way at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery (approx. mile 2), at the SFCC Lodge on Ft. George Wright Blvd. (approx. mile 4), at the top of Doomsday Hill (approx. mile 5) and on Broadway (approx. mile 6.5).
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The water stations page reads “3rd is at the top of Pettet (Doomsday) hill” and gives “Top of Doomsday Hill – Approx Mile 5”. The history page dates the name: in 1980 “The course is adjusted, introducing Pettett Drive”, soon to be called Doomsday Hill, and in 2012 “runners are also timed on Doomsday Hill”.
The registration page describes the whole route as “both challenging hills and flat stretches”. Bloomsday is 7.46 miles (12 km), so the water station at the top comes about two thirds of the way round.
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For 2027 the homepage lists Elite, Corporate Cup and Brown at 9:00am, Yellow and Green from 9:05 to 9:20, Orange and Blue from 9:25 to 10:10, Lilac from 10:15 to 10:25 and Red at 10:30am, and says “Arrive 30 minutes prior to the time listed.”
The race-information page says that “With chip timing, your Bloomsday time is calculated from start to finish, so there’s no need to rush!” On colour groups the registration page is plain: “no color change is necessary if you want to MOVE BACK to join a color group that starts later than your color”, but “don’t line up in a color group that starts earlier than your assigned group, or you won’t be timed and you may be disqualified.”
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The FAQ says “Average temperature at the start is approximately 50 degrees, but it has occasionally been in the high 70s. We have also started with snow on the streets”, and describes the route as “entirely on asphalt”. On closing: “The course closes at 1:30 p.m., or when the sweep vehicle passes, whichever comes first”, after which runners keep going on the sidewalk.
The parking page, written for the 2024 race, says streets near the start and finish close at 5:00 a.m. and other course streets from 7:30 a.m.
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As the organiser published them for the 2026 race. The 2027 schedule is not out yet, and a station can move from one year to the next.
Approx mile 2 (km 3.2)Approx mile 2
water, medical, toiletsGovernment Way at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.
Approx mile 4 (km 6.4)Approx mile 4
water, medical, toiletsSpokane Falls Community College lodge, on Fort George Wright Boulevard.
Approx mile 5 (km 8.1)Approx mile 5
water, medical, toiletsTop of Doomsday Hill.
Approx mile 6.5 (km 10.5)Approx mile 6.5
water, medical, toiletsOn Broadway.
Read on bloomsdayrun.org, water-aid-stations and bloomsdayrun.org, faqs.
Checked, against the organiser’s own pages.
1 Jan 2027
15 Apr 2027
09:009:00 AM
10:3010:30 AM
13:301:30 PM
09:059:05 AM–09:209:20 AM
09:259:25 AM–10:1010:10 AM
10:1510:15 AM–10:2510:25 AM
Times as published by the organiser, in Spokane time, checked .
The forecast for Sunday
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