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
Road closures set for 33rd annual CIM
Nov. 30, 2015 For immediate release Contact: Ellen Moore (916) 737-7683 media@runsra.org A mile-by-mile look at California International Marathon schedule The 33rd annual California International Marathon, put on by the Sacramento Running Association, is set for Dec. 6 at 7 a.m. A field of 9,000 marathoners and 4,000 relay runners is expected, with another 2,000 […]
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Elite runners set for California International Marathon
Nov. 23, 2015 For immediate release Contact: Ellen Moore (916) 737-2627 ellen@runsra.org Americans push for Olympic Trials qualifier; Past podium finishers are back A strong group of international runners head the men’s and women’s fields while a group of talented American standouts look to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials at the 33rd annual California […]
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The Low Down on Training Low – Depletion Training
The Low Down on Training Low – Depletion Training Training Low is a strategy whose goal is to enhance fat metabolism or use of fat as energy during training. The mechanism is to purposely withhold carbohydrate prior to exercise in order to force the body to work out with low carbohydrate stores (glycogen). The assumption […]
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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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