Runners start up Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2015 on Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo Mile 5. Doomsday Hill. The vulture.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Picture this: you're running up Doomsday Hill during the annual Bloomsday race. You're tired, sweaty and probably ready for a nap as you climb the hardest part of the course.

A runner makes her way through bubbles on Lindeke Street off at the Doomsday Hill water station during the running the 49th Bloomsday, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Spokane, Washington. Chris Houglum ...

The top of Doomsday Hill isn't the top of Doomsday Hill. And Doomsday isn't even the toughest hill on the Bloomsday course. These and other startling revelations -- like the fact that you're ...

KREM 2 will have a live camera at Doomsday Hill to track how runners are doing! Check-in is where racers can get their race numbers and runner instructions. Check-in for Bloomsday 2025 is at the ...

Spokanite Deborah Bieker cheered racers on from the sidelines as they made their way up Doomsday Hill, providing them with some much-appreciated support. "I just think Bloomsday is a rockstar thing.

SPOKANE, Wash. — One of the biggest stories that came out of Bloomsday last year was two local boys who went viral while they were going up Doomsday Hill. Except, they weren’t running.

"I don't like Doomsday Hill," Andersen admitted. Even as family dynamics change, the social aspect of Bloomsday remains a key attraction. "People are so friendly and kind. And it's just a great ...

Doomsday Hill is one of the most feared parts of the Bloomsday course. You're already feeling the effects of about 4 miles under your belt and then you have a giant hill to climb. It can feel ...

One Spokane teen has created a tradition of his own, that's even caught the attention of Bloomsday organizers. Otter Pops. Set up just before the 5th mile, as runners have to face Doomsday hill ...

What if they just stayed up, kept the party going at a house on Pettet Drive, and then woke up to "generally be obnoxious" to the Bloomsday runners cresting the top of the infamous Doomsday Hill.