Marmot March
The Marmot March is closed for 2012! For a list of those currently entered, click here.
If you're entered, remember to pick up your T-shirt and paint-set at the Bloomsday Trade Show on Friday, May 4th between 11:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or at the Clock Tower on Saturday morning, May 5th from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Registration for the 2013 Marmot March will be open in February, 2013.
Marmot March--Kids Run
7th Annual--May 5, 2012
Sponsored by
WHAT: Marmot March is a 1.2-mile non-competitive walk/jog/run for children in second grade or younger (and .8-mile alternative for those who want a shorter trip). An adult must accompany the child around the course. Strollers welcome.
WHEN: Saturday, May 5, 2012 (the day before Bloomsday) at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane. Event starts at the Clocktower. Course is entirely within the park.
HOW: Parents must register children ahead of time (limited to the first 300 children who sign up) by filling out an entry form. Entry fee is $10.00/child (no charge for adult companions), and includes a T-shirt and paint set (for coloring the shirt).
HIGHLIGHTS: This will be the seventh year this event has been on the Bloomsday weekend schedule:
- Children and adults participate together (no more than four children per adult, and all must stay together).
- T-shirts (for kids only) picked up at the Marmot March booth at the Bloomsday Trade Show and decorated prior to the event.
- Appearance expected from mascots from sports teams, schools and businesses from throughout the Spokane region.
MASCOTS!: Sports teams that would like to send a mascot to participate in the fun should contact the Bloomsday office, (509) 838-1579, ext. 10.
GOALS: In offering the Marmot March, the Lilac Bloomsday Association has the following goals:
- Encourage kids to be physically active.
- Promote walking and jogging as enjoyable activities.
- Offer another fun, family activity on Bloomsday weekend.
SPONSORS: Marmot March is sponsored by Franz Family Bakeries--Snyder's Division.
 
 
 
 
Photos by Jessica Sheets and Michelle Neill
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