People get ready There’s a train a comin’ Don’t need no baggage You just get onboard The Impressions’ gospel-style hit was written by Curtis Mayfield and released in 1965- 18 years before the first running of the California International Marathon, a race now famous for the throngs of believers rolling at high speeds down Fair Oaks Blvd under the rising sun, in search of PRs, OTQs and validation of long and lonely miles of training. Absent the international stars that grace the world majors at the height of their dominance, CIM has become known for being a place where stars are born and for being arguably the deepest marathon in the world. During the 2020 Olympic Trials qualifying window, the CIM course felt the foot strikes of over twice as many Olympic Trials Qualifiers as Boston, Chicago and NYC combined. The spectacle of packs of 50 runners barreling over the rolling Sacramento hills at 2:17 and 2:40 pace, sharing bottles, encouraging one another through their spit-stained smiles ...