Northwest Notes: Jan. 3, 2015

| January 3, 2015 8:00 PM

Registration underway

for Lilac Bloomsday run

There are four months until the 39th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, and to help fortify New Year's resolutions to get in shape, early bird registration for Bloomsday is now open at www.bloomsdayrun.org.

Those who sign up by Feb. 8 will have a chance to win one of three Apple iPad mini 3 tablets.

Bloomsday '15 is Sunday, May 3. Full details of the event will be released in early March, at which time printed entry forms will be available at locations throughout the Inland Northwest.

Mulder returning to

Shock coaching staff

The Spokane Shock announced the return of William Mulder to the Shock coaching staff as the defensive backs coach for the 2015 season.

Mulder will rejoin the Shock for his third season as a coach in the Arena Football League. During the 2014 season as the defensive coordinator in Portland, Mulder led the Thunder to the fourth best pass defense in the AFL, limiting opposing teams to 238.9 yards par game.

Zeller resigns post as Eastern running coach

After leading Eastern Washington's distance runners for the past eight seasons, Chris Zeller resigned his post as the men's and women's head cross country coach and an assistant track and field coach.

Zeller is a graduate of Mead High in Spokane and Western Washington University in Bellingham. He served as head coach at Port Angeles (Wash.) High prior to arriving in Cheney in the 2007-08 school year.