The forecast calls for lows in the 30s Sunday morning, but chilly temperatures won't stop more than 11,000 runners from going the 26.2-mile distance from Folsom Lake to the Capitol. The 27th running of the California International Marathon will have a record field of 7,500 runners from the 50 states and 20 countries. In conjunction with the marathon, 4,000 runners will participate in the Marathon Relay Challenge and 3,000 children will participate in the Kaiser Permanente maraFUNrun. "We sold out five and a half weeks early, even though we added another 1,000 to last year's total," said Lucy Eidam, president of the CIM board of directors, in a press release. "People are looking for an ou

  How should sports impact a city? Since Sacramento is the capital of the state, should sports play a more central role in its economy, community and priorities?  The California International Marathon is approaching in December, this year's race will end at the Capitol. In 2006, Sacramento saw 6,000 delegates and $1,893,312 in economic impact as a result of the California International Marathon. Next year, the AMGEN tour will draw thousands to see the largest bicycling tour race through the streets of midtown. Parking and traffic will be affected with street closures and limited parking in a huge chunk of downtown Sacramento. However, one positive aspect of the AMGEN tour was that it bro