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Article: Young folks get their day at the race: Marmot March draws hundreds of tots.
- Article from:
- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- May 6, 2007
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Byline: Virginia De Leon
May 6--Walking with 3-year-olds can be a bit like herding cats, but it's all par for the course at the annual Marmot March -- the kiddie version of Bloomsday minus the miles, the crowds and the pressure of a stopwatch.
While a few of the older kids raced to the finish line Saturday morning, most of the preschoolers and toddlers took their sweet time, indulging in the many distractions: colorful balloons, dogs on a walk, pine cones, rocks, other children.
Who wouldn't stop to check out an actual living, breathing marmot? One actually popped its head out of the rocks on the north end of the course.
And besides, ...
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