Bloomsday Participation Lagging Behind 2011 Pace

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Bloomsday Participation Lagging Behind 2011 Pace

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© About 56,000 runners and walkers signed up for Bloomsday in 2011. Race organizers say they don't expect that many in 2012 (Photo: SWX)

SPOKANE, Wash. -

About 56,000 people participated in last year's Bloomsday Run in Spokane. Race organizers said Wednesday they, unfortunately, don't expect that many runners this year.

Race director Don Kardong said numbers are running lower than they did at the same time last year. They have about 2,000 fewer runners signed up than they did in the week before the race in 2011.

Race participation has been over the 50,000 mark since 2010.

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