Woman taken to hospital after undergoing cardiac arrest during CIM in Sacramento
FIVE,. 4321. THE CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON. AND JUST LIKE THAT, THEY ARE OFF. THIS IS THE CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON. IT’S WELL UNDERWAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SEA OF RUNNERS COMPETING IN THE MARATHON, KNOWN AS THE FASTEST COURSE IN THE WEST. 10,000 RUNNERS IN TOTAL ARE EMBARKING ON THE 26.2 MILE RACE. THAT IS GOING FROM FOLSOM TO THE CAPITAL CITY IN KCRA 3’S. ERIN HEFT IS AT THE STARTING LINE RIGHT NOW. AND AARON, HOW’S IT LOOKING? I BET IT’S COLD OUT THERE. IT’S COLD, BUT THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE ATHLETES OUT HERE. THIS MORNING, 42ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON. LIKE YOU SAID, 10,000 RUNNERS ON THE COURSE THIS MORNING WITH 10,000 DIFFERENT WISE AS TO BE OUT HERE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT. LESS THAN 1% OF THE ENTIRE WORLD’S POPULATION FINISHES A MARATHON IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND YOU’RE LOOKING AT 10,000 PEOPLE SET OUT TO DO THAT THIS MORNING. ON AVERAGE, 9000 OF THE 10,000 FINISH. AND WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT 26.2 MILE TREK ALL THE WAY FROM RIGHT HERE AT THE START LINE IN FOLSOM, WINDING ITS WAY DOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS UNTIL YOU HIT THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL. I JUST WANT TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. LAST YEAR, THE NUMBER ONE MALE FINISHER SHATTERED THE RECORD ON THIS COURSE WITH A FINISHING TIME OF TWO HOURS AND SEVEN MINUTES AND TOPPED THAT WITH THE NUMBER ONE FEMALE FINISHER ALSO SHATTERING THE RECORD LAST YEAR WITH TWO HOURS AND 24 MINUTES. LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT HERE TODAY TRYING TO BEAT PERSONAL RECORDS, AND THEN WE HAVE THOSE ELITE RUNNERS ALREADY PASSED. THAT’S WHAT YOU SAW IN THE HEADLINE. FIRST ON THE COURSE, AND THEY ARE WORKING AGAINST THE CLOCK AS WE SPEAK. AN INCREDIBLE FEAT. LIKE I SAID, 10,000 RUNNERS WITH 10,000 Y’S. LETICIA I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALWAYS SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE ALL OF THE ATHLETES OUT THERE. ALL AGES. FOR A LOT OF THEM, IT’S GOING TO BE THEIR VERY FIRST MARATHON. ERIN DO YOU KNOW HOW OLD THE MARATHONERS ARE TODAY? I KNOW SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THEIR 80S COMPETING. I KNOW I DON’T SPECIFICALLY KNOW THE AGES OF THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST MARATHONERS ON THE COURSE, BUT WE DO HAVE ATHLETES OF ALL AGES, AND THAT’S PRETTY TYPICAL FOR RACES OF THIS KIND. A LOT OF OUR ELITE ATHLETES, THEY GO FROM VERY YOUNG TO INTO THEIR 40S, 50S AND 60S. JUST PROVING THE POINT THAT YOU CAN BE ATHLETIC SINCERELY AT ANY AGE, BECAUSE ATHLETICISM, IT DOESN’T KNOW AN AGE. LETICIA THAT’S TERRIFIC. ALL RIGHT ERIN, THANK YOU. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU. AND THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS ALSO HOSTING THE U.S. TRACK AND FIELD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ELITE ATHLETES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES BECAUSE OF THIS MARATHON, INCLUDING PARTS OF A MAJOR STREETS, INCLUDING FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD, HOWE AND J. STREET. CLOSURES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT AROUND THE FINISH LINE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. AND RIGHT NOW, CAPITOL MALL IS CLOSED BETWEEN FIFTH AND 10TH STREETS AND SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH AND 10TH STREETS ARE CLOSED BETWEEN N AND L STREETS. YOU CAN FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF CLOSURES ON KCRA.COM. IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO GO OUT THERE AND CHEER ON EVERYONE WHO IS RUNNING TODAY IN THE CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, WE WILL HAVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNING OF TODAY’S CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON. KCRA 3’S DENSO
Woman taken to hospital after undergoing cardiac arrest during CIM in Sacramento
Updated: 12:11 PM PST Dec 7, 2025
A woman running the California International Marathon on Sunday collapsed near the halfway point, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Sac Metro Fire said responders found the woman, who is in her early 30s, without a pulse and not breathing at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue. Bystanders and medical personnel stepped in to assist.CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) were used, helping to quickly resuscitate the woman. She was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Sac Metro Fire said this is a reminder that CPR and AED intervention can save lives. | MORE | 2025 CIM: Former champion Futsum Zienasellassie wins again, Molly Born sets record in marathon debutSee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
CARMICHAEL, Calif. —
A woman running the California International Marathon on Sunday collapsed near the halfway point, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
Sac Metro Fire said responders found the woman, who is in her early 30s, without a pulse and not breathing at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue. Bystanders and medical personnel stepped in to assist.
CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) were used, helping to quickly resuscitate the woman. She was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Sac Metro Fire said this is a reminder that CPR and AED intervention can save lives.
| MORE | 2025 CIM: Former champion Futsum Zienasellassie wins again, Molly Born sets record in marathon debut
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