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2019 California International Marathon (CIM)


This is always a very special day for Team Too Legit To Quit as many of our teammates have ran their first marathon in this event.  2019 will be no different!  This event is projected to sell out so if you're considering it sign up soon!  More team details to follow via our FB pages including training meet ups, pre-race team dinner in the Sacramento area etc.

Event Website: https://runsra.org/california-international-marathon/

General Marathon Information

Date / Time / Place:

The marathon will begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2019, near the Folsom Dam in Folsom. The scenic 26-mile, 385-yard course runs from Folsom Dam to the State Capitol in Sacramento.

Course Re-Open:

  • The marathon course route re-opens at a 6-hour finish time (13:44 minutes/mile pace)

  • A California Highway Patrolman in a vehicle traveling at approximately 13:44 minutes per mile will open the roads behind his car to regular traffic.

  • If you are behind this vehicle, you must proceed on the road shoulders or sidewalks, and you are subject to pedestrian traffic laws of the City or the County of Sacramento.

  • No race services (fluid stations, mile splits, traffic controls) will be available on the course for runners progressing slower than the 13:44 minute/mile pace.

  • Race management will attempt to provide, but cannot guarantee, race medals, finish times, and refreshments to runners finishing after 6 hours.

Marathon Divisions:

Age divisions are determined by age of entrant on race day.

  • USATF Marathon National Championship: 39-years-old and under

  • Masters: 40-years-old and older

  • Custom awards will be mailed to the top three finishers in the divisions listed below

  • 5-Year Age Divisions: 19 & younger, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & older

  • Vision Impaired

  • Pushrim Wheelchairs

Event Rules:

Please visit the CIM Event Rules page for additional information.

Race Number:

All CIM participants must wear an official race number on the front of their body, pinned to their outer layer of clothing. Numbers must be fully visible at all times (not cut, folded or obscured). Runners who run without their bib properly attached and displayed risk not having their finish time and split times recorded and not being listed in the results