Here are the best spots in Sacramento to cheer on California International Marathon runners

Ishani Desai
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Many runners arduously prepped and trained for the 26.2-mile California International Marathon — but they won’t be the only people pouring extraordinary effort into Sunday’s race through Sacramento.

No doubt family, friends and supporters are preparing to thunderously cheer and celebrate loved ones embarking on the trek, which starts next to the Folsom Dam and ends in front of the state Capitol.

Organizers have released a spectator guide for supporters, naming places where they can lift tired runners’ spirits. DJs and bands are scheduled to liven the atmosphere at select locations, according to the Sacramento Running Association, which organizes the marathon.

Spectators are not allowed to watch runners begin, according to the website, but spectator stations are sprinkled throughout the race.

Where can you watch the marathon and what’s there?

▪ Mile 6, located on the corner of Oak Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard. A DJ is scheduled to help inject energy into the atmosphere, organizers said. Here’s the location on a Google map.

▪ Free range chickens and a blues band will be at Old Fair Oaks around mile 10, the next place spectators can squawk at participants. It’s at the corner of Fair Oaks Boulevard and California Avenue. Here’s the location on a Google map.

▪ For runners overcome with exhaustion halfway through, loved ones can cheer at mile 13.4, Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue. A DJ will also spin tunes here. Here’s the location on a Google map.

▪ Mile 21 is named the “breakthrough zone.” It’s near Loemann’s Plaza, at the intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Munroe Street. Here’s the location on Google map.

▪ Mile 24.2: Cheer on runners at Miwok Middle School. It’s at 3150 I St., and here’s the location on a Google map.

▪ Celebrate the race’s end anywhere between miles 25.7 to 26.2. Bands and DJs will be playing at the California State Capitol, 1315 10th St., designated as the finish line. Here’s the location on a Google map.