Familiar names, exciting competition headline 2025 Bloomsday elite athletes field
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[{'start': '0.560', 'end': '3.840', 'text': 'Well, this Sunday is Blooms Day and'}, {'start': '2.320', 'end': '5.759', 'text': 'today we got a chance to learn about the'}, {'start': '3.840', 'end': '7.919', 'text': "top competitors. Creme 2's Caitlyn"}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '9.679', 'text': "Galloway has a preview of this year's"}, {'start': '7.919', 'end': '11.679', 'text': 'racers.'}, {'start': '9.679', 'end': '13.679', 'text': 'This morning at the Davenport Grant here'}, {'start': '11.679', 'end': '15.519', 'text': 'in downtown Spokane, the Elite'}, {'start': '13.679', 'end': '17.520', 'text': "Wheelchair and Elite Men's and Women's"}, {'start': '15.519', 'end': '19.359', 'text': 'Fields for Bloomsday were announced.'}, {'start': '17.520', 'end': '21.199', 'text': "There's a lot of familiar names, a lot"}, {'start': '19.359', 'end': '23.119', 'text': 'of exciting newcomers, and the race'}, {'start': '21.199', 'end': '25.359', 'text': 'organizers think we could get a course'}, {'start': '23.119', 'end': '27.279', 'text': "record this year. The women's elite race"}, {'start': '25.359', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'is where we may see the course record.'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '31.119', 'text': "Last year's champion Sarah Navy is back"}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '33.440', 'text': 'and ready to compete for her second'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '35.840', 'text': 'title. But she has a lot of competition,'}, {'start': '33.440', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'especially in Diana Chep career, the'}, {'start': '35.840', 'end': '40.079', 'text': "current 14th ranked women's road runner"}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.160', 'text': 'in the world. There are seven women in'}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '44.879', 'text': 'this field who have ran half marathons'}, {'start': '42.160', 'end': '46.239', 'text': 'in under an hour and 9 minutes. As long'}, {'start': '44.879', 'end': '47.520', 'text': "as things don't get political where"}, {'start': '46.239', 'end': '50.239', 'text': "they're not sitting there looking at"}, {'start': '47.520', 'end': '52.719', 'text': "each other, knowing that it's so loaded"}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '55.680', 'text': 'and fast, looking at each other to see'}, {'start': '52.719', 'end': '58.719', 'text': "who's going to push the pace, they"}, {'start': '55.680', 'end': '61.120', 'text': "should push each other towards what I'm"}, {'start': '58.719', 'end': '63.920', 'text': "hoping is a question. On the men's side,"}, {'start': '61.120', 'end': '66.560', 'text': 'Diego Estrada, a 2012 Olympian who ran'}, {'start': '63.920', 'end': '68.960', 'text': 'the Houston half marathon in 2024 in'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '71.119', 'text': 'just over an hour, sees Bloomsday as one'}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '73.200', 'text': 'of the missing major accomplishments of'}, {'start': '71.119', 'end': '74.960', 'text': 'his career. And in the wheelchair'}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '77.119', 'text': 'division, Herman Garrick looks to repeat'}, {'start': '74.960', 'end': '79.200', 'text': "as champion on the men's side in his"}, {'start': '77.119', 'end': '81.439', 'text': "sixth Bloomsday start. In the women's"}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '83.280', 'text': 'field, Parolympian Hannah Babiola looks'}, {'start': '81.439', 'end': '85.600', 'text': "for her first title, and she's"}, {'start': '83.280', 'end': '87.520', 'text': "challenged by Parisport Spokane's own"}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '89.200', 'text': 'retired Air Force Major, Heather Sea'}, {'start': '87.520', 'end': '91.040', 'text': 'Lover. This course kind of has a legend'}, {'start': '89.200', 'end': '92.880', 'text': "to it in the wheelchair community. It's"}, {'start': '91.040', 'end': '94.640', 'text': "a very hard course. It's a very"}, {'start': '92.880', 'end': '96.159', 'text': 'thrilling course. You can get some major'}, {'start': '94.640', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'speeds going down the hills, but you got'}, {'start': '96.159', 'end': '99.759', 'text': 'to work for it on the uphills. One'}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '102.159', 'text': "thing's for sure, Bloomsday continues to"}, {'start': '99.759', 'end': '105.600', 'text': 'attract the biggest names in racing.'}, {'start': '102.159', 'end': '107.560', 'text': "It's hard to get to. Um, the prize money"}, {'start': '105.600', 'end': '110.960', 'text': 'may not be as great as some of the other'}, {'start': '107.560', 'end': '112.799', 'text': 'races. Um, but when you come here,'}, {'start': '110.960', 'end': '114.640', 'text': "Spokane takes care of you. That's clear"}, {'start': '112.799', 'end': '116.560', 'text': 'also in the story of one former'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '118.560', 'text': 'Bloomsday winner who is no longer'}, {'start': '116.560', 'end': '120.640', 'text': 'training competitively, but still wants'}, {'start': '118.560', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'to be part of the action. So, Lynette'}, {'start': '120.640', 'end': '126.240', 'text': 'Tukuri will be in the yellow group. Um,'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '127.840', 'text': "and so if you if you're out there and"}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '130.160', 'text': 'you say, "Well, you know, this person'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '131.440', 'text': "doesn't look quite like the rest of us."}, {'start': '130.160', 'end': '133.280', 'text': 'This person looks very fast and like'}, {'start': '131.440', 'end': '135.040', 'text': 'they may be in the wrong spot." Um,'}, {'start': '133.280', 'end': '138.319', 'text': 'introduce yourself. The first group of'}, {'start': '135.040', 'end': '140.480', 'text': 'racers starts at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday in'}, {'start': '138.319', 'end': '142.800', 'text': 'downtown Spokane. Caitlyn Galloway from'}, {'start': '140.480', 'end': '142.800', 'text': '2 News.'}]