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.

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

SACTOWN Run is built for speed

SACTOWN Run is built for speed

Run features 5k, 10-mile and one-mile courses The Credit Union SACTOWN Run celebrates its seventh anniversary by modifying the 10-mile course in an effort to increase speed and feature a tour of the region’s most memorable landmarks. In addition to the 10-mile run,...

2017 CIM Ambassadors

Alyssa Cantarutti I started running in 2013 as a way to stay fit while I was in school. Since then, I've run several half marathons and shorter races. I made so many amazing friends in the running community, and in 2016 they finally convinced me to run my first...

Super Sunday Run delivers fun

Brenneman, Domenichelli win 10k races; Mallory, Artis top 5k runs The California Family Fitness Super Sunday Run started with live music, footballs tossed around and a pair of kids’ races to set the tone for a fun, festive day. At the end of the eighth annual event,...

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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