Saturday December 7, 2008 is the California International Marathon (CIM). 26 miles, 385 yards from Folsom to Sacramento, CA. Reasons to run this marathon?
1. Runner’s World Magazine lists the CIM as one of the “World’s Best Small Marathons.”
2. Runner’s World Magazine ranks the CIM in the Top Five as a Boston Marathon qualifier.
3. “A fast, if not THE FASTEST, course in the country,” says Bart Yasso, Runner’s World Online "At the Races."
4. USA Today quotes Bart Yasso who places the CIM in the Top Ten as a Fall Destination Marathon.
5. The CIM ranks in the Top Five marathons sending the most number of qualifiers to Boston - 2008 BAA Statistics.