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California International Marathon

Dec 08, 2013

4.2

Organizer`s website

Where

Sacramento, CA, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

December 08, 2013 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. WELDON KIRUI 02:14:31

2. JULIUS KOSKEI 02:14:33

3. JACOB CHEMTAL 02:15:32

Top 3 Women

1. REBECCA WADE 02:30:38

2. SARAH KIPTOO 02:31:21

3. PAIGE SIEMERS 02:36:53

Top 3 Men

1. WELDON KIRUI 02:14:31

2. JULIUS KOSKEI 02:14:33

3. JACOB CHEMTAL 02:15:32

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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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Heather Lieberg broke Helena's female marathon record on her way to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials with her time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 53 seconds.

General News Independent Record

Dec 10, 2013

Runners Brave Freezing Temps at California International Marathon

Thousands of runners braved freezing cold temperatures during the California International Marathon on Sunday.

General News FOX40.com

Dec 09, 2013

Motivations Vary as Runners Prepare for 31st California International Marathon

Todd Kodet signed up to run in a race five years ago. He's not stopped running since. He finished last year's California International Marathon in under five hours.

General News Merced Sun-Star

Dec 09, 2013

For California International Marathon Finishers, Pride Outweighs Cold Conditions

Some runners finished the California International Marathon in various states of exhaustion and others, despite the cold, raised their arms triumphantly in celebration of completing the 26.2 mile race.

General News The Sacramento Bee

Dec 09, 2013