{"id":1099,"date":"2026-05-09T22:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/snails-race-one-foot-at-a-time-in-celebration-of-folsoms-80th-birthday-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:01:36","slug":"snails-race-one-foot-at-a-time-in-celebration-of-folsoms-80th-birthday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/snails-race-one-foot-at-a-time-in-celebration-of-folsoms-80th-birthday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Snails race, one foot at a time, in celebration of Folsom\u2019s 80th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Folsom celebrated its 80th birthday Saturday, bringing an old tradition to Folsom City Lions Park.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/snails-race-one-foot-at-a-time-in-celebration-of-folsoms-80th-birthday\/\">Snails race, one foot at a time, in celebration of Folsom\u2019s 80th birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Great Folsom Snail Race was first held in 1981, according to the city\u2019s website, and continued through the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Dressed in a referee uniform was Tom Handy, the former president of the Folsom Athletic Association, which ran the event in the 1990s. Folsom was a lot smaller back when Handy was running the show, and he said it\u2019s nice to see the tradition welcomed back.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody that was anybody was here,\u201d he said of the previous snail races. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to see everybody here (again).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00bb\u00a0Folsom news in your inbox: <\/strong>Get our free Folsom email newsletter here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>About 20 races took place Saturday, according to Handy, with upwards of nine racers per race. Racers place their snail at the bottom of a foot-long pole. The snail who reaches the top first is crowned the winner.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When the Great Folsom Snail Race first started, snails were expected to race along poles, but the next year organizers discovered snails preferred to climb up the poles.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/canvas-slowly-comes-back-online-at-california-campuses-after-nationwide-outage\/\">Canvas slowly comes back online at California campuses after nationwide outage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some racers, such as Mayor Justin Raithel, who made it to the semifinals in his open class division, enticed their snails with lettuce.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>However, Raithel said his efforts were cut short in the semifinals where he finished fourth, just missing the cut to move onto the finals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy snail did great,\u201d Raithel said. \u201cHe was very motivated by the lettuce. I hope he does better next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>One snail in particular impressed Handy, as he said the snail finished in less than two minutes. The second-place snail in that race took about three times as long.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/how-critical-are-young-ca-voters-activist-david-hogg-weighs-in-at-mai-vang-event\/\">How critical are young CA voters? 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