Sacramento Running Association

Inspiring Achievement Step by Step
The Sacramento Running Association (SRA) is a community-based non-profit that promotes the sport of running in the greater Sacramento area. The SRA spends over $1 million annually to manage events and programs to benefit local runners of all ages and abilities.

Our Events

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.

Urban Cow Half Marathon

Mark your Cowlendar! Join the herd at the 2026 Urban Cow 5k and Urban Cow Half Marathon Weekend, September 26-27.

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.

Barks and Brews 5k

Join us in the park on Memorial Day for Barks & Brews! Our 5K and 1-mile routes wind their way through shady William Land Park, around the golf course and past duck ponds.

Apple Hill Half Marathon

Run the hills. Taste the harvest.
Join us on November 16th for an unforgettable experience in scenic Apple Hill, in the heart of the Sierra foothills.

Fair Oaks Chicken Run

Join us in Old Fair Oaks for the Chicken Run!
Choose the challenge of the 5-mile Chicken Run, or the non-competitive 2-mile Rooster Ramble run/walk.

SRA News

Super Sunday Run focuses on football, family and fun

Super Sunday Run focuses on football, family and fun

Race to serve as part of USATF Pacific Association Grand Prix Championships  The ninth annual Super Sunday Run on Feb. 4 offers Sacramento a chance to start the football fun with a guilt-free run. The race, which features a 10k and a 5k, focuses on family...

Ritchie, Hall crowned national champions at CIM

Ritchie, Hall crowned national champions at CIM

Perfect day for running leads to fast times across the board Timothy Ritchie and Sara Hall executed very different race strategies but both secured 2017 USATF Marathon Championship titles at the 35th annual California International Marathon on Sunday....

California International Marathon Quick Facts

What:  California International Marathon When:  Sunday, December 3. 7:00 a.m. start Where:  Folsom Dam to State capitol Who:  11,000 marathoners, 3,500 CIM Relay Challenge runners, 3,500 UC Davis Children’s Hospital maraFUNrun 5k participants, 55,000...

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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