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Bloomsday Medal

Accession #:	3843.5
Title:	Bloomsday Medal
Object Type:	Medal
Participants:	Lilac Bloomsday Association
Physical Description:	Round enameled medal with official race logo of two runners midstride and framed in a shadow box frame with a brass plate inscribed "Bloomsday, 1980."
Description:	The Northwest has a passion for running, a reflection of America's fitness revolution popularized by Jim Fixx's 1977 best-selling book. That same year, Olympian Don Kardong initiated Spokane's first Lilac Bloomsday, a timed 10k race that now draws over 50,000 participants annually. Bloomsday winners receive this medal designed by local artist Brian Henderson. The Northwest made another contribution to the running world in 1978, when an Oregon sport shoe company took the name Nike, Inc. to market its innovative "waffle" shoe sole, developed with athletes at the University of Oregon.
Category:	History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:	Bloomsday (Event->Sport)
Geographical Reference:	Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:	height 6 1/2" width 5 1/2" depth 1 1/4"
Materials/Techniques:	paper (fiber product) ( -> -> ) (Material) cotton (textile) ( -> -> -> ) (Material) wood (plant material) ( -> -> -> ) (Material) metal ( -> -> ) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:	BLOOMSDAY 1980
Related Exhibits:	Orientation Gallery Spokane Timeline: Personal Voices Spokane Timeline: Personal Voices Inland Northwest Narrative: Crossroads and Confluence
Credit Line:	Gift of John and Connie Huneke

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