California International Marathon

The California International Marathon (CIM) is an annual road marathon (42.195 km (26.219 mi)) held in Northern California since 1983. The net downhill course starts at Folsom Dam and ends at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The race is organized by the Sacramento Running Association.

California International Marathon
Runners at the 2015 CIM
DateDecember
Locationbetween Folsom and Sacramento, California, United States
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1983 (1983)
Course recordsM: 2:10:27 (1993)
Jerry Lawson
F: 2:27:33 (2014)
Volha Mazuronak
Official sitehttps://runsra.org/california-international-marathon/

History

In 1983, marathoner John Mansoor and entrepreneur Sally Edwards organized the first CIM, anticipating an opportunity to also be an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier.[1] CIM served as the United States National Marathon Championship for men in 1984[2][3] and for women in 1984, 1985, 1989, and 1993.[3][4]It again served as the USA Marathon Championship in 2017 and 2018.

In 1988, Sacramento artist Phil Dynan became the first official race artist appointed by the CIM Board of Directors. Dynan's art was used for five years. His initial design showed a pack of runners with the Sierra foothills behind them.

On December 2, 1990, Waheed Karim set an Afghan national record with his 22nd place finish by covering the marathon distance in 2:28:46.[5][6]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021, 2022, or 2023.[7][8]

Course
External image
Course map of full marathon in 2015[9]

The course follows a historic gold miners' round beginning at Folsom Dam, passing through suburban Sacramento, and ending at the State Capitol. The race starts at an elevation of 366 ft (112 m) and finishes at an elevation of 26 ft (7.9 m).[10]

Winners
Runners on the podium in 2018, including winner Brogan Austin
1988 CIM artwork

Key:    Course record

Date Men's winner Country Time Women's winner Country Time
December 4, 1983 Martti Kiilholma  Finland 2:13:35 Gabriele Anderson   Switzerland 2:33:25
December 2, 1984 Ken Martin  United States 2:11:24 Katy Schilly  United States 2:32:40
December 8, 1985 Peter Butler  Canada 2:10:56 Nancy Ditz  United States 2:31:36
December 7, 1986 Danny Gonzalez  United States 2:13:20 Christa Vahlensieck  Germany 2:39:31
December 6, 1987 Peter Maher  Canada 2:16:49 Patti Gray  United States 2:40:29
December 4, 1988 Rich McCandless  United States 2:12:44 Janis Klecker  United States 2:34:17
December 3, 1989 Budd Coates  United States 2:14:07 Nan Doak-Davis  United States 2:33:11
December 2, 1990 Peter Renner  New Zealand 2:12:35 Janis Klecker  United States 2:30:42
December 8, 1991 Bruce Deacon  Canada 2:15:16 Sally Eastall  United Kingdom 2:29:29
December 6, 1992 Steve Plasencia  United States 2:14:14 Kathleen Bowman  United States 2:34:20
December 5, 1993 Jerry Lawson  United States 2:10:27 Linda Somers  United States 2:34:11
December 4, 1994 Graeme Fell  Canada 2:16:13 Jennifer Martin  United States 2:36:19
December 3, 1995 Bruce Deacon  Canada 2:13:59 Michaela Reger  Germany 2:32:45
December 8, 1996 Patrick Muturi  Kenya 2:14:19 Rizoneide Vanderlei  Brazil 2:35:46
December 7, 1997 Abderazzak Haki  Morocco 2:16:31 Grace Chebet  Kenya 2:40:30
December 6, 1998 Abderazzak Haki  Morocco 2:15:04 Alena Vinnitskaya  Belarus 2:32:41
December 5, 1999 Joe LeMay  United States 2:13:55 Nickey Carroll  Australia 2:29:21
December 3, 2000 Elly Rono  Kenya 2:15:38 Kristin Schwartz  United States 2:38:16
December 2, 2001 Bruce Deacon  Canada 2:22:12 Irina Safarova  Russia 2:36:36
December 8, 2002 Elly Rono  Kenya 2:11:56 Tatiana Titova  Russia 2:33:13
December 7, 2003 Michał Bartoszak  Poland 2:16:21 Tatiana Titova  Russia 2:33:31
December 5, 2004 Oleg Bolkhovets  Russia 2:13:22 Lyudmyla Pushkina  Ukraine 2:37:22
December 4, 2005 Sergey Fedotov  Russia 2:18:28 Yelena Orlova  Russia 2:37:38
December 3, 2006 Jonathan Ndambuki  Kenya 2:14:58 Alina Gherasim  Romania 2:34:23
December 2, 2007 Laban Moiben  Kenya 2:14:31 Wioletta Kryza  Poland 2:39:20
December 7, 2008 Halefom Abebe  Ethiopia 2:16:42 Natalia Sokolova  Russia 2:32:01
December 6, 2009 Tesfaye Bekele  Ethiopia 2:13:42 Bizunesh Deba  Ethiopia 2:32:17
December 5, 2010 Dylan Wykes  Canada 2:12:39 Bizunesh Deba  Ethiopia 2:32:13
December 4, 2011 Erick Monyenye  Kenya 2:11:50 Serkalem Biset  Ethiopia 2:33:40
December 2, 2012 Daniel Tapia  United States 2:16:29 Alisha Williams  United States 2:34:57
December 8, 2013 Weldon Kirui  Kenya 2:14:32 Rebecca Wade  United States 2:30:38
December 7, 2014 Jacob Chemtai  Kenya 2:11:55 Volha Mazuronak  Belarus 2:27:33
December 6, 2015 Elisha Barno  Kenya 2:12:11 Serkalem Biset  Ethiopia 2:31:51
December 4, 2016 Nelson Oyugi  Kenya 2:11:41 Sara Kiptoo  Ethiopia 2:31:20
December 3, 2017 Tim Ritchie  United States 2:11:56 Sara Hall  United States 2:28:10
December 2, 2018 Brogan Austin  United States 2:12:39 Emma Bates  United States 2:28:18
December 8, 2019 Elisha Barno  Kenya 2:13:36 Jane Kibii  Kenya 2:29:31
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[7]

References
  1. CIM History
  2. http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/men.asp
  3. "California International Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/women.asp
  5. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 494, 497. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  6. "1990 Male Results". California International Marathon. Sacramento, California. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926070305/https://runsra.org/california-international-marathon/covid-19-response/
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926081224/https://www.abc10.com/article/sports/california-international-marathon-canceled/103-58ec713f-9a90-45eb-8a23-36c67f7773fb
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20150802041341/http://runcim.org/course-map/
  10. "California International Marathon Homepage". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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