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California International Marathon

Dec 06, 2009

4.2

Organizer`s website

Where

Sacramento, CA, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

December 06, 2009 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. TESFAYE BEKELE 02:13:42

2. JOSH COX 02:13:51

3. KIPYEGON KIRUI 02:14:58

Top 3 Women

1. BUZUNESH DEBA 02:32:17

2. ELENA ORLOVA 02:40:00

3. GALINA ALEXANDROVA 02:40:40

Top 3 Men

1. TESFAYE BEKELE 02:13:42

2. JOSH COX 02:13:51

3. KIPYEGON KIRUI 02:14:58

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Reviews

4.2

Based on 7 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Robert Morgenstern

Posted: December 10, 2024

Great race

Given the reviews, I was expecting the worst. However, the race organization was flawless. Plenty of portapotties, plenty of fluids, medals etc. Transportation to and from start flawless. Weather, flawless. Kudos to the organizers.

4.3

By: MJ J.

Posted: May 21, 2024

Disappointing

Course is not flat, not inclusive for all runners, catered more for elites and not the average runner, which is disappointing to have elitist attitudes on the transport bus disparaging slow folks with passive/aggressive comments. Way to start a marathon. Sportsmanship and support was nonexistent amongst those I sat with on the bus, though met many runners (yes, we are runners even if our time is slower) along the way who were supportive of each other. No bananas at the end. Seriously. CIM puts on a big to-do with over 10,000 participants, but can't have enough bananas at the finish.

2.3

By: Fergus Hodgson

Posted: December 08, 2023

Tougher than Expected, Too Many Participants

This race was not prepared for 10,000 runners: (1) the waits were too long for the bathrooms; (2) the start line was chaotic with various paces running over each other; (3) there were shortages of finish-line bonuses. I had hoped for a unified 2:40ish pace group, and there just was not. Further, the course is definitely rolling hills and not flat at all, albeit with a slight net elevation loss. Yes, some people get their OTQs/BQs at CIM, but I would place other courses as faster (Houston is one example). My sense is that the race has many fast runners and not such a fast course. The quality of competitors there was impressively high. My recommendation: go out conservatively and shoot for negative splits!

4.3

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All fifty states and twenty countries were represented in the sea of more than thirteen thousand runners present for the California International Marathon this past weekend.

General News El Dorado Hills

Dec 09, 2009

Sacramento's Marathon Runners Brave the Cold

Despite the cold and wind that engulfed Sacramento, Tesfaye-Girma Bekele and Buzunesh Deba won the men and women's overall titles in the California International Marathon.

General News The Sacramento Bee

Dec 07, 2009

Run, Sacramento

Several reporters from the Sacramento Bee trained for the California International Marathon. Preparation appears to be the major factor in getting to the starting line. Logistics seem to be rule one for marathon racing.

General News Sacramento Bee

Dec 07, 2009

California International Marathon 2009 Results: Bronx Resident Tesfaye Bekele Wins, Josh Cox 2nd

Tesfaye Girma-Bekele won the California International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 42 seconds. Josh Cox followed closely with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 52 seconds.

General News Examiner

Dec 07, 2009