Sacramento Running Association

JOHN MANSOOR, Executive Director

John was a co-founder of SRA in 1983 and has been the CIM Race Director ever since. He is also the Executive Director of the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field. In 1996 he oversaw the Men's and the Women's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He helped coordinate the Olympic Track Trials in Sacramento in 2000 and 2004 and the NCAA Track Championships in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. In the late '70s and early '80s, John was one of California's top marathoners with a personal best of 2:18:34. In 2008, John returned to road racing and is now a top ranked age-graded runner.

WAYNE MILES, Technical Director

Wayne is one of the founding members of the CIM and has served the event in many capacities over the years. In 2004, after 30 years with the State, he retired due to illness. A runner since the late 1950s, Wayne has participated in over 500 events, including more than 50 marathons and 150 ultra-marathons. Personal highlights are a ninth place sub-20-hour finish at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run while in his 40s and a 4:12 mile when he was much younger. Wayne hopes to do more racing as his health permits.

DEAN CANNON, SRA Event Start Area Manager

Dean joined the management team of the CIM in 2004 organizing and managing the start line. Since that time he continues as the Start Line Manager and has taken on the added responsibilities of managing the start line of the Lake Natoma 4 Bridges Half Marathon, Credit Union SacTown Ten-Mile Run, and Super Bowl Sunday Run. Additionally, Dean managed the start/finish line of the World Masters Cross Country Championships in July of 2011.

MICHELLE LA SALA, Finish Line Director-CIM, Race Director-Super Bowl Sunday Run and Credit Union SACTOWN Ten-Mile Run

Michelle has worn a myriad of running industry hats, getting her start in 2004 with the Los Angeles Marathon. Since then, she went on to work for the NYC Marathon as the New York Road Runners Foundation Charity Team Coordinator, for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as a Team in Training National Event Manager, and more recently, as the Operations Manager for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in New York. She is happy to be back in her home town of Sacramento, training for marathons and working for the Sacramento Running Association.  Along with directing the finish line of the CIM, Michelle also oversees all CIM outreach and promotions.  In addition, Michelle serves as the Race Director for the SRA's two newest and quickly growing races, the Super Bowl Sunday Run and the Credit Union SACTOWN Ten-Mile Run.

KEVIN POOL

Kevin joined the SRA staff in 2010 after serving as the Cross Country coach at Thiel College (PA) for three years. Since his arrival in the Sacramento area, he has assisted with the Golden West Invitational Track & Field Meets and the 2010 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. Along with the CIM, he is working with SRA’s other events: the Spring Youth Fitness Program, the Super Bowl Sunday Run, and the Credit Union SACTOWN 10 Mile Run. In 2009, Pool placed ninth at the CIM with a time of 2:22:33.  He has since lowered his personal best to 2:19:34 at the 2011 Twin Cities Marathon.

CYNCI CALVIN, Collateral and Graphics

Cynci, an SRA staff member since 1998, ran her first marathon in 1984 (the CIM) and has run 58 marathons since, including 18 CIMs. Cynci volunteers for the Buffalo Chips Running Club, the Pacific Association/USA Track & Field, and the City of Auburn’s “Endurance Capital of the World” Committee. When she is not volunteering or training for her next marathon, she is working in her garden, cooking, backpacking, or finishing up projects for her graphic design/editing business, CC Ink.

KRIS BENACH, Collateral and Graphics

Kris joined the SRA in 2010 after moving to the Sacramento area from Philadelphia, PA. Kris spent the past 16 years working at a residential school teaching adaptive aquatics and physical education, and directing the drama program.  Kris’ running experience began in high school where her distance was limited to the 300m hurdles.  It was not until the birth of her daughter in 2000 that she began to give long distance a try, running in both the New York City Marathon and Walt Disney World Marathon twice, as a casual runner.

ELLEN MOORE, Website and Collateral

Ellen joined the SRA staff in 2010 with a background in collegiate athletics administration and website design/development. She currently serves as the commissioner of the NCAA Division I Pacific Coast Softball Conference and the Western Water Polo Association. Ellen also provides website development and marketing support through her business, Ellen Moore Design +. A former collegiate athlete, she now enjoys staying active through running, soccer and keeping up with her husband and 2-year old daughter.