2025 In-Shape California International Marathon Relay Newsletter #1
Welcome Runners,
We thank you for joining us for the 2025 In-Shape Fitness CIM Relay! Below is important housekeeping you will need to address.
Schedule of Upcoming #road2CIM Events:
- Oct 16-Nov 17: Complete your Start Line Transportation Intention Form
- Nov 9: Run the Parkway - Official CIM Training Run
- Nov 17: Last day to complete your team
- Dec 5-7: Race Weekend!
Action Items
- Read this email in its entirety.
- Deadline to submit your CIM Start Line Transportation Intention Form and complete your team is NOV. 17.
- Log into your Race Roster account to submit your start line transportation intention form, verify your data, and confirm your teammate:
- Sign into your Race Roster account here
- Click the blue Edit Registration button
- Click the Products tab at the top of the page
- Choose your Start Transportation option
- Click Save.
- Click the Personal Information tab
- Review your Personal Information to ensure it is correct
- Click Save & Exit
- Click the Teams tab at the top of the page
- If you do not see your teammate listed send them the link provided
- Include your chosen password with the invitation
Exchange zone reminders!
- No more ankle chip! Once again this year the timing chips will be on the bibs.
- At the exchange zone runners will high-five to pass the 'baton'.
- Please declare your team order when picking up your packet. Each runner will be assigned a specific bib designated to their leg of the race.
More detailed instructions will be coming soon.
Getting to the Start
- Participants are asked to choose their desired means of arriving to the start on race morning on the Start Transportation Intention Form by NOV. 17.
- This survey simply assists us with determining the number of buses to order for each location and does not commit the runners to anything. If your plans change for race morning there is no need to contact us.
- Buses are free to all runners. Please review the options for Getting to the Start before filling out the survey.
- A comprehensive video explaining the race day transportation can be found here.
- Reminder: There are no gear check services at the start line or at the relay exchange zone. Gear check services are available at Cal Expo* during operating hours at the CIM Expo and on race morning before bus loading (at Location A).
- Relay Leg 1 (CIM Start Line: 7550 Folsom-Auburn Rd, Folsom)
- Relay runners should follow the same protocol as marathon runners for getting to the start.
- Bus transportation from relay exchange zone 1 (end of leg 1) is available for all relay runners back to the marathon finish at the State Capitol.
- There are no buses that transport runners back to the start or back to their hotels.
- Relay Leg 2 (Relay Exchange #2: 4010 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael)
- Do not take the bus to the marathon start!
- Relay runners are allowed to take the Leg 2 bus or may have someone drop them off at the relay exchange zone.
- Bus transportation for leg 2 will ONLY be available from Pick-Up Location A (K Street between 13th and 14th).
- Buses leave at 7:00 a.m. (Do NOT take the earlier buses from this location that head to the marathon start!)
NEW for 2025!
The CIM Expo and Packet Pickup location has moved from the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center to the California Exposition & State Fair (1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815). Click here for more information.
Expo Hours:
- Friday, December 5 – 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, December 6 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Welcome to your #Road2CIM Journey Kit
Please check into your Journey Kit for new content each month.
This month's stop focuses on Perfecting Your Peak and will feature various tools and videos to help you through your biggest training blocks. Your interactive Journey Kit will serve as your GPS over the next few weeks, leading you through each key stop in your training. If you haven’t explored it yet, click here to discover more content and stay on track toward your marathon and relay goals. Each month, we’ll bring you training and nutrition tips, along with insights and fun facts from our expert coaches and partners.
We can't do what we do without our amazing volunteers! If you have friends or family members who would like to be a part of the action race weekend, we are still looking for a few good volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteering can register here.
Not sure when to schedule your longest training run?
Run the Parkway is the perfect opportunity! Instead of tackling long runs alone, take advantage of fully stocked aid stations, official CIM pacers, and a course that simulates race-day conditions—making it the ideal trial run for your relay team training. Hurry before its too late, register now!
Need a place to stay? This year Run the Parkway has become more traveler-friendly by partnering with Choose Folsom! More lodging information can be found here.
Information To Come
The next Newsletter will have more detailed information regarding:
- Spectator and Runner Tracking Updates
- Course Updates
- Packet Pick-up and Expo Updates
- Your final instructions will be sent mid-week race week
Need More Information?
If you have a question that is not answered here, in the newsletter, you can visit the CIM website or email us at info@runsra.org. However, stay tuned as your question may be covered in upcoming newsletters.