All event info below is subject to change. Most items below are based on 2019 info. Page will be updated once 2021 event info is finalized.

Finish Line Information

You’ve done it and a hero’s welcome awaits you! Featuring the marathon and relay finish lines, official CIM merchandise, post-race food and drink, massage opportunities and all things marathon, the CIM finish line has been a beehive of activity since pre-dawn hours and is definitely the place to celebrate with family and friends.

Finish festival opens at 8:00am and closes at 1:30pm

Finish Line Amenities:

Official finishers medals
Painter jackets to keep you warm and your hands free after you finish
Official CIM merchandise
Medical tent and care provided by UC Davis Medical Center
Finisher food
Beer Garden by Sierra Nevada
Participant Gear Check pick-up
Free recovery massages from Monsters of Massage to all finishers
First-Timers' Program Tent
Capitol Challenge Medal Pick-up

Post Race Party Zone

Beer Garden (free beer for all finishers over 21 years of age – must have ID) provided by Sierra Nevada
Promotional giveaways by sponsors
BQ Bell and Photo Station

Hotel Return Buses

For Folsom and Point West hotel clients transportation from the finish line back to your hotel will be available periodically between 10th street and N Street between 11:00AM and 1:00PM.

Runner Recovery

Free finisher food
Rehydration station with nuun and water
Free runner massages by Monsters of Massage
Participant Gear Check Pick-Up
Runner Reunion Zone

Finish Line Security Procedures

CIM security procedures require all Finish Festival attendees to pass through one of nine designated security checkpoints. For a map that includes all nine of those locations, click here. For more information on complete CIM security procedures, click here.

Dec. 5, 2021