Sacramento Running Association
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California International Marathon
The Fastest Course in the West!
#1 Boston Qualifier ○ Top-10 Largest US Marathon ○ Gentle Rolling Hills with a Flat, Fast Finish
In-Shape Fitness CIM Relay
Grab your best friend and experience CIM weekend together! The CIM Relay offers 2-person teams the opportunity to take part in the full marathon course.
Credit Union SACTOWN Run
The Credit Union for Kids and Sacramento Running Association has raised nearly $2 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Run The Parkway
The American River Parkway Foundation and the SRA are proud to partner to present Run the Parkway, and the Official Training Run of the California International Marathon.
Youth Cross Country Series
The SRA conducts a Fall Youth XC series to provide competitive opportunities for local youth runners, and expose them to the fun of XC.
SRA News

Let’s Talk Pacing
Whether you’re running your first marathon or your 100th, finding your pace is key to a successful (and enjoyable) race. I’ve run 13 marathons and have pretty much done it all — positive split, even split, and even the elusive negative split. In this blog, I break...

Getting to the Finish Line with Positive Self-Talk
In September 2015, after I had completed four half marathons, I took the plunge of something I never expected myself to do. I registered to run my first marathon, the 2016 Santa Rosa Marathon. As someone who had only been running for a few years after a...
Shop smart, eat right, run fast: Fueling for CIM
Brought to you by Whole Foods The California International Marathon and Whole Foods have teamed up to put together a shopping list for runners with healthy options that you can use as a guide the next time you go shopping. Watch the recording of our...
STRIDE Program

STRIDE is a sustainable partnership between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento Running Association for a district-wide initiative to expose students to a healthy lifestyle through running. This initiative integrates running/movement into the weekly elementary school schedule, focusing on participation over competition in an effort to increase learning readiness and provide young student-athletes with a gateway to a healthy lifestyle.
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