California International Marathon


The California International Marathon is a 26-mile, 385-yard road race in Northern California organized by the Sacramento Running Association. The course follows a historic gold miners' round beginning at Folsom Dam, passing through suburban Sacramento, and ending at the State Capitol. The race starts at an elevation of 366 ft. and finishes at an elevation of 26 ft.
In 1983, marathoner John Mansoor and entrepreneur Sally Edwards organized the first CIM, anticipating an opportunity to also be an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier. CIM served as the United States National Marathon Championship for men in 1984 and for women in 1984, 1985, 1989, and 1993.It again served as the USA Marathon Championship in 2017 and 2018. On December 2, 1990, Waheed Karim set an Afghan national record with his 22nd place finish by covering the marathon distance in 2:28:46.

Race art

In 1988, Sacramento artist Phil Dynan became the first official race artist appointed by the CIM Board of Directors. Dynan's art was used for five years. His initial design showed a pack of runners with the Sierra foothills behind them.

List of winners

Key:
DateMen's winnerCountryTimeWomen's winnerCountryTime
December 4, 1983Martti Kiilholma2:13:35Gabriele Anderson2:33:25
December 2, 1984Ken Martin2:11:24Katy Schilly2:32:40
December 8, 1985Peter Butler2:10:56Nancy Ditz2:31:36
December 7, 1986Danny Gonzalez2:13:20Christa Vahlensieck2:39:31
December 6, 1987Peter Maher2:16:49Patti Gray2:40:29
December 4, 1988Rich McCandless2:12:44Janis Klecker2:34:17
December 3, 1989Budd Coates2:14:07Nan Doak-Davis2:33:11
December 2, 1990Peter Renner2:12:35Janis Klecker2:30:42
December 8, 1991Bruce Deacon2:15:16Sally Eastall2:29:29
December 6, 1992Steve Plasencia2:14:14Kathleen Bowman2:34:20
December 5, 1993Jerry Lawson2:10:27Linda Somers2:34:11
December 4, 1994Graeme Fell2:16:13Jennifer Martin2:36:19
December 3, 1995Bruce Deacon2:13:59Michaela Reger2:32:45
December 8, 1996Patrick Muturi2:14:19Rizoneide Vanderlei2:35:46
December 7, 1997Abderazzak Haki2:16:31Grace Chebet2:40:30
December 6, 1998Abderazzak Haki2:15:04Alena Vinnitskaya2:32:41
December 5, 1999Joe LeMay2:13:55Nickey Carroll2:29:21
December 3, 2000Elly Rono2:15:38Kristin Schwartz2:38:16
December 2, 2001Bruce Deacon2:22:12Irina Safarova2:36:36
December 8, 2002Elly Rono2:11:56Tatiana Titova2:33:13
December 7, 2003Michał Bartoszak2:16:21Tatiana Titova2:33:31
December 5, 2004Oleg Bolkhovets2:13:22Lyudmyla Pushkina2:37:22
December 4, 2005Sergey Fedotov2:18:28Yelena Orlova2:37:38
December 3, 2006Jonathan Ndambuki2:14:58Alina Gherasim2:34:23
December 2, 2007Laban Moiben2:14:31Wioletta Kryza2:39:20
December 7, 2008Halefom Abebe2:16:42Natalia Sokolova2:32:01
December 6, 2009Tesfaye Bekele2:13:42Bizunesh Deba2:32:17
December 5, 2010Dylan Wykes2:12:39Bizunesh Deba2:32:13
December 4, 2011Erick Monyenye2:11:50Serkalem Biset2:33:40
December 2, 2012Daniel Tapia2:16:29Alisha Williams2:34:57
December 8, 2013Weldon Kirui2:14:32Rebecca Wade2:30:38
December 7, 2014Jacob Chemtai2:11:55Volha Mazuronak2:27:33
December 6, 2015Elisha Barno2:12:11Serkalem Biset2:31:51
December 4, 2016Nelson Oyugi2:11:41Sara Kiptoo2:31:20
December 3, 2017Tim Ritchie2:11:56Sara Hall2:28:10
December 2, 2018Brogan Austin2:12:39Emma Bates2:28:18
December 8, 2019Elisha Barno2:13:36Jane Kibii2:29:31