| California International Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date and location | December between Folsom and Sacramento , California, United States. |
| Race type | road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Official site | http://www.runcim.org/ |
The California International Marathon (CIM) is a 26-mile, 385-yard road race in Northern California. The course follows an historic gold-miners' round beginning at Folsom Dam and passing through rural Sacramento and ends at the California State Capitol. The race starts at an elevation of 366 ft. and finishes at an elevation of 26 ft.[1]
In1983, marathoner John Mansoor and entrepreneur Sally Edwards organized the CIM to be an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier. [2]
CIM served as the United States National Marathon Championship for men in 1984[3] and for women in 1984, 1985, 1989, and 1993.[4]
Key: Course record
| Date | Men's Winner | Country | Time | Women's Winner | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 1983 | Martti Kiilholma | 2:13:35 | Gabriele Anderson | 2:33:25 | ||
| December 2, 1984 | Ken Martin | 2:11:24 | Katy Schilly | 2:32:40 | ||
| December 8, 1985 | Peter Butler | 2:10:56 | Nancy Ditz | 2:31:36 | ||
| December 7, 1986 | Danny Gonzalez | 2:13:20 | Christa Vahlensieck | 2:39:31 | ||
| December 6, 1987 | Peter Maher | 2:16:49 | Patti Gray | 2:40:29 | ||
| December 4, 1988 | Rich McCandless | 2:12:44 | Janis Klecker | 2:34:17 | ||
| December 3, 1989 | Budd Coates | 2:14:07 | Nan Doak-Davis | 2:33:11 | ||
| December 2, 1990 | Peter Renner | 2:12:35 | Janis Klecker | 2:30:42 | ||
| December 8, 1991 | Bruce Deacon | 2:15:16 | Sally Eastall | 2:29:29 | ||
| December 6, 1992 | Steve Plasencia | 2:14:14 | Kathy Bowman | 2:34:20 | ||
| December 5, 1993 | Jerry Lawson | 2:10:27 | Linda Somers | 2:34:11 | ||
| December 4, 1994 | Graeme Fell | 2:16:13 | Jennifer Martin | 2:36:19 | ||
| December 3, 1995 | Bruce Deacon | 2:13:59 | Michaela Reger | 2:32:45 | ||
| December 8, 1996 | Patrick Muturi | 2:14:19 | Rizoneide Vanderlei | 2:35:46 | ||
| December 7, 1997 | Abderazzak Haki | 2:16:31 | Grace Chabet | 2:40:30 | ||
| December 6, 1998 | Abderazzak Haki | 2:15:04 | Elena Vinitskaia | 2:32:41 | ||
| December 5, 1999 | Joe LeMay | 2:13:55 | Nickey Carroll | 2:29:21 | ||
| December 3, 2000 | Elly Rono | 2:15:38 | Kristin Schwartz | 2:38:16 | ||
| December 2, 2001 | Bruce Deacon | 2:22:12 | Irina Safarova | 2:36:36 | ||
| December 8, 2002 | Elly Rono | 2:11:56 | Tatiana Titova | 2:33:13 | ||
| December 7, 2003 | Michał Bartoszak | 2:16:21 | Tatiana Titova | 2:33:31 | ||
| December 5, 2004 | Oleg Bolkhovets | 2:13:22 | Lyudmyla Pushkina | 2:37:22 | ||
| December 4, 2005 | Sergey Fedotov | 2:18:28 | Elena Orlova | 2:37:38 | ||
| December 3, 2006 | Jonathon Ndambuki | 2:14:58 | Alina Gherasim | 2:34:23 | ||
| December 2, 2007 | Moiben Laban | 2:14:31 | Wioletta Kryza | 2:39:20 | ||
| December 7, 2008 | Halefom Abebe | 2:16:42 | Natalia Sokolova | 2:32:01 | ||
| December 6, 2009 | Tesfaye Girma-Bekele | 2:13:42 | Buzunesh Deba | 2:32.17 |
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