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Marathon Relay Challenge, Kaiser Permanente Youth Fitness Program & maraFUNrun · Sacramento Running Association Events
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28th Annual CIM registration will open on March 1.
Entry fees and deadlines will be announced at this time.
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In the meantime,
don't miss out on the SRA's newest event!
Don't delay - Registration closes Jan. 31!
9 a.m. · Sunday, Feb. 7
CSUS Campus, Sacramento
· Start/finish at CSUS Campus, Sacramento.
· Flat, fast, scenic, loop course along the
American River Parkway. · Benefits Arden Arcade Rotary and SRA charities. ________________
CIM Honor Roll Finishers
12 of the 14 finished their 27th CIM. Finishing CIM #27 were Michael Buzbee, Steve
Haun, Bruce Mauldin, Michael Nolan, John O'Neill, Steve
Polansky, Michael Ryan, Michael Sullivan, Ernie Takahashi,
Barry Turner, Tim Twietmeyer, and Denis Zilaff. Retiring from their streak of 26 consecutive CIMs were James Raia and Blake MacDonald.
________________Thank you, Bart Yasso! 
Runner's World Chief Running Officer, advenure runner and author, Bart Yasso, joined us as the CIM's 2009 Celebrity Guest. His informative and humorous Expo Clinic presentations were a delight to all. He graciously signed books and gave out training tips at his booth at the Expo, and he cheered in the finishers at the Capitol on race morning. ________________
Thank you, Volunteers!
The CIM could not happen without the assistance of our 2,000+ dedicated volunteers. We hope you will return next year! Pictured above is the 3:30 Goal finish time CIM Celebrity Pace Team Leader Lee McKinley, one of the CIM's 18 volunteer pace team leaders.
________________ Latest News at RunCIM.org· Slide show of CIM Shadow Run in Iraq· Updated video of the 2nd Annual CIM Medallion Awards at the Shriners Children's Hospital · CIM voted "Best Marathon" by Competitor Magazine readers! ________________
Do you have a story to tell?
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The CIM is always looking for human interest stories to share with our media partners. We also want to receive ideas about ways to improve our events. Email yours to runcim@jhu.edu.
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OFFICIAL MARATHON & RELAY RESULTS ARE POSTED!
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Dear 2009 Finishers and all our CIM friends,
Congratulations to all the CIM, Marathon Relay Challenge & maraFUNrun participants!
For those of you unable to run the CIM, or unable to finish, be assured that the fitness you gained from your training is the most important reward. We send you best wishes for a full recovery.
The Sacramento Running Association's Board and Staff thank the 2009 entrants for choosing the CIM.
We hope to see everyone next year, December 5, 2010 for the 28th Annual California International Marathon, the 20th Annual Marathon Relay Challenge or the 22nd Annual Kaiser Permanente maraFUNrun!
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27th Annual CIM Recap
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The Largest CIM Ever... Again!
More than 7,000 marathon entrants, 1000 Relay Teams, and 2,500 maraFUNrunners & walkers. All 50 states, most of the Canadian provinces and 23 foreign countries were represented. The economic impact of the event for the region is now reported by the Sacramento CVB to have reached 7.7 million dollars.
97% of the Starters Finished!
1,541 of these achieved a Boston Marathon qualifying time, the fourth highest number of BQs after the huge Boston, New York City and Chicago marathons. marathonguide.com
Men's Race Drama!
- #18 Mike Morgan (Hanson Brooks Running, Rochester, MI) took control of
the race from the start, opening a 35-second lead by the half marathon
mark and holding the lead until mile 23. Here he was caught and passed by Tesfaye Girma-Bekele (#2, Ethiopia)
and Josh Cox (#17, Mammoth Lakes, CA). These two dueled for the
next two miles, with Bekele inching away in the final mile to win by a mere nine seconds (2:13:42). Josh Cox achieved a personal best time - his first since his marathon at Chicago nine years ago. Mike Morgan finished 4th (2:15:47) to Kenya's Kipyegon Kirui (2:14:59).
Women - Buzunesh Deba, also from Ethiopia, had a less stressful victory. She moved into the lead after six miles and went on to win by nearly
eight minutes (2:32:18) over Russian Elena Orlova. Russian teammate Galina Alexandrova was third in 2:40:41.Relay Teams - New Record! A men's open team, Bomb.com, set a new Relay Team record of 2:18:33, "blasting" the previous record (set in 2008 by open men's team American River College - 2:23:07) by four minutes and 34 seconds.Performances of Note
  (l to r) Keith Wood, Jen Pfeifer, Jeff Bruins
- Men's Masters Winner - 2:34:14 Steve Clarke, Cedar Crest, NM
- Women's Masters Winner - 2:40:49 Violetta Kryza, Poland
- New Age Division Record for Men 80 & Older
4:14:05 - Keith Wood from Sultan, Washington
- CIM 2009 Regional Runner Top Finish Times
Men - 2:33:03 Jeff Bruins, Lincoln
Women - 2:51:43 Jen Pfeifer, Folsom
- National Championships for Vision Impaired
Men - 2:58:36 Kurt Fiene, Elmhurst, IL
Women - 4:31:33 Jessica Lorenz, Oakland, CA
- Clydesdale Winner - 2:52:46 Andrew Grant, Folsom, CA
- Athena Winner - 3:39:25 Lindsay Smart, San Francisco, CA
- "The Bachelor" - 3:07:12 Andy Baldwin, Washington, D.C.
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The CIM's Popularity...
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...benefits Youth Fitness Programs and the American River Parkway. Similar to 2008 when the CIM raised $40,000 to benefit the American River Parkway,
runners
continued to request entries after the 2009 marathon registration cap of 7,000 was achieved. Since annual statistics show that a small
percentage of runners are no-shows, this year the Sacramento Running Association Board
released an additional 250 entries for $200 each. The $50,000
raised from the sale of all 250 entries will help fund Youth Fitness
programs and American River Parkway running trail improvements. The CIM and SRA give special thanks to the runners who participated in this late entry program.
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Kaiser Permanente Youth Fitness Program Grows!
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A record 4,000 kids took part in the Kaiser Permanente Youth Fitness
program this year, up from 3,300 last year. These kids finished a cumulative Marathon over the course of eight weeks
earning mileage ribbons and a finisher's medallion. The program culminated with race morning's maraFUNrun, timed so they could stay to see the top marathoners
finish. The program is entirely free thanks to sponsorship from Kaiser Permanente.
Look for information about a spring version of this popular Youth Fitness Program coming soon!
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Friends of CIM: the SRA Board and Staff
thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at our other events and at the 28th Annual CIM on the weekend of December 5, 2010!
Friends of CIM: the CIM Board and Staff
thank you for your support, and we hope to see you the weekend of December 5, 2010!
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Thank You 2009 CIM Sponsors!
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