> MONDAY DEADLINE FOR /FIT FOR BLOOMSDAY/ SIGN-UP
> Schools Have Until January 23rd to Enter
>
> January 20, 2012—Elementary schools in Eastern Washington and North
> Idaho have until Monday to sign up for the /Fit for Bloomsday…Fit for
> Life/ youth fitness program. After the entry deadline, over 60 schools
> are expected to have signed up, with nearly 6,000 kids participating in
> the ten-week running and walking program.
>
> “We’ve already heard from nearly 50 schools in the region,” said
> Bloomsday Race Director Don Kardong, “and over 5,000 kids are expected
> to participate at those schools. That’s a great start to this year’s
> program.”
>
> /Fit For Bloomsday…Fit For Life/—dubbed /Fit For Bloomsday/ for
> short—was developed by Bloomsday volunteers in cooperation with PE
> instructors, coaches and parents in the Spokane area. The Lilac
> Bloomsday Association provides information, materials, structure and
> incentives for the 8-10 week program, which is administered by school
> personnel and volunteers at participating schools. Now in its 26th year,
> the program prepares kids to run or walk Bloomsday while teaching them
> the importance of fitness, nutrition and safety.
>
> Schools can sign up for Fit for Bloomsday by downloading an application
> form from Bloomsday’s web site (www.bloomsdayrun.org) and returning it
> to the Bloomsday office by January 23rd. Kids and adults who want to
> sign-up for the 36th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run can register online now
> at www.bloomsdayrun.org.
>
> MONDAY DEADLINE FOR /FIT FOR BLOOMSDAY/ SIGN-UP
> Schools Have Until January 23rd to Enter
>
> January 20, 2012—Elementary schools in Eastern Washington and North
> Idaho have until Monday to sign up for the /Fit for Bloomsday…Fit for
> Life/ youth fitness program. After the entry deadline, over 60 schools
> are expected to have signed up, with nearly 6,000 kids participating in
> the ten-week running and walking program.
>
> “We’ve already heard from nearly 50 schools in the region,” said
> Bloomsday Race Director Don Kardong, “and over 5,000 kids are expected
> to participate at those schools. That’s a great start to this year’s
> program.”
>
> /Fit For Bloomsday…Fit For Life/—dubbed /Fit For Bloomsday/ for
> short—was developed by Bloomsday volunteers in cooperation with PE
> instructors, coaches and parents in the Spokane area. The Lilac
> Bloomsday Association provides information, materials, structure and
> incentives for the 8-10 week program, which is administered by school
> personnel and volunteers at participating schools. Now in its 26th year,
> the program prepares kids to run or walk Bloomsday while teaching them
> the importance of fitness, nutrition and safety.
>
> Schools can sign up for Fit for Bloomsday by downloading an application
> form from Bloomsday’s web site (www.bloomsdayrun.org) and returning it
> to the Bloomsday office by January 23rd. Kids and adults who want to
> sign-up for the 36th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run can register online now
> at www.bloomsdayrun.org.
>

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This came in an recent email to finishers:

Thanks for being part of Bloomsday 2009!

Before we sign off for 2009, here are a few facts about the 33rd
running of the Lilac Bloomsday Run:

* Entries grew by nearly 8% for the second year in a row, making
totals for both entries (51,259) and finishers (45,477) the highest
they’ve been since 2002.
* We managed to compost over a ton of water aid cups as part of
our Getting Greener initiative.
* Online entries now account for approximately 80% of our entries,
allowing us to reduce the number of printed entry brochures we
distribute each year. Bloomsday will continue to look for ways to
reduce, reuse and recyle in the years ahead.
* 59.4% of our finishers were female. That number has been above
57% for every Bloomsday for the past decade, but has never reached 60%
(yet).

Thank you for participating in Bloomsday 2009!
Next year’s Bloomsday is scheduled for Sunday, May 2, 2010—the first
Sunday in May. We hope you’ll be able to join us again!

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