California International Marathon

The Sacramento Running Association has offered it’s free Youth Fitness Program since its inception in 1988 and it began including its maraFUNrun finale in 1990.

The program was established in honor of Kenny King, who was Sacramento’s oldest runner at age 77. This program has since introduced over 35,000 youngsters to the sport that Kenny loved so much.

We believe this program will help children establish life long fitness habits, so they too can be active at age 77 and beyond.

For questions or to receive a packet with information about this program, contact the CIM:

Registration, mailings, data:
Heike Mansoor
heikemansoor@aol.com

General program questions:
Muffet McClenaghan
muffetm@gmail.com

Phone: 916-983-4622
Fax: 916-983-4624
Address: CIM, 120 Ponderosa Ct., Folsom, CA 95630

This free program teaches our children that running is fun by using very gradual distance increases and by rewarding them with special ribbons for cumulative distances achieved: 5 km (3.1 miles), 10 km (6.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles) and marathon (26.2 miles). Click on the helpful links documents for training tips and a sample training program.

Start the program eight weeks before the 2.62-mile maraFUNrun held on Marathon Day, always the second Sunday after Thanksgiving. Keep track of the distances each youth achieves by recording them in the sample mileage log under the helpful links or in one of your own. Be sure you have your complete contact information on the log. As the youths complete specific distances, send the CIM office copies of the distance logs achieved by your participant. Be sure to include your return address. The CIM will then send your youths their special ribbons. In September event applications for the program's finale, the 2.62-Mile maraFUNrun will be sent to schools and other groups who have contacted us. Make additional copies as necessary and use them to register.

If you know an elementary school or children who might be interested in this program, please have them view this information. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or comments. We want to make the Youth Fitness Program the best that it can be and we need your help to do this.

Building on the success of the Youth Fitness Program, the Sacramento Running Association is also offering students, grades 3-6, a FREE Spring Youth Fitness Track & Field Program.  Click on the spring program link under Helpful Links for more information.