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California International Marathon

Dec 08, 2002

4.2

Organizer`s website

Where

Sacramento, CA, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

December 08, 2002 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. ELLY RONO 02:11:56

2. JUSSI UTRIAINEN 02:13:10

3. RODNEY DEHAVEN 02:13:19

Top 3 Women

1. TATIANA TITOVA 02:33:13

2. ALENA VINITSKAYA 02:33:39

3. ALENA MAKOLOVA 02:34:42

Top 3 Men

1. ELLY RONO 02:11:56

2. JUSSI UTRIAINEN 02:13:10

3. RODNEY DEHAVEN 02:13:19

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Reviews

4.2

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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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In a valiant attempt to lose his excess weight, Jeff Graybill began running three years ago. Not only has he managed to lose the weight, but he finished the California International Marathon in 3 hours, 57 minutes, 31 seconds. Graybill now advocates running for any worried couch potato thesedays, and so does John Mansoor, race director for the California race, who encourages first-timers to enter this one in particular.

General News Scripps Howard News Service

Jan 01, 2003

Klein Named Athlete of the Week after Performance in California Int'l Marathon

In California's 20th Annual International Marathon last weekend 80-year old star marathoner Helen Klein broke a record. Her time time was 4:31:32, which shattered the previous record of 5:10:04. Klein has been named althlete of the week by the USA Track and Field.

General News USA Track and Field

Dec 11, 2002

California International Marathon Notes: Klein, 80, sets age-group record

80-year-old Helen Klein of Rancho Cordova, California beat the world marathon record for her age group by a landslide, finishing in 4 hours, 31 minutes, 32 seconds. Klein finished way under her 4:45 goal, and beat her 5:10 record almost two-fold. The state of California has something to be extremely proud of, as this 80 year old woman has just inspired millions of people.

General News Sacramento Bee

Dec 09, 2002

Kenyan, Russian win California International Marathon

Philadelphia's star Marathoner from Kenya, Elly Rono, took an amazing victory at the California International Marathon on Sunday, with a time of 2:11:56. Florida's racer from Russia, Tatiana Titova, was first in the women's race with another great time, 2:33:13.

General News Sacramento Bee

Dec 09, 2002