Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend
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The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon offers a beautiful, scenic tour of the University of Illinois campus, revitalized downtown streets, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, and an awesome paved park trail. Thousands of friendly and fun fans and volunteers from Champaign-Urbana line the course, exuding Midwest hospitality like you have never seen before. You will find first-class race shirts, medals, food, and fanfare. Enjoy a spectacular finish at the 50-yard-line of the University’s historic Memorial Stadium and attend the rocking postrace 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash right outside the stadium. Live music, free beer, interactive booths, bragging rights. From the youngest to the oldest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the youth run to the marathon, there is a race for everyone.Join from April 23rd to 25th, 2020 for the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend! Our mantra is “making runners happy, one mile at a time.”
Full I-Challenge (5K + Marathon), Half I-Challenge (5K+Half Marathon), 5K, and 5 more
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7:30pm Fri 24th Apr 2020 - 3:00pm Sat 25th Apr 2020
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Champaign, United States
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Where and when
Location
1800 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Start times
7:03am Sat 25th Apr 2020
Marathon:
7:03am | Half Marathon:
7:03am 7:30pm Fri 24th Apr 2020
Full I-Challenge (5K + Marathon):
7:30pm | Half I-Challenge (5K+Half Marathon):
7:30pm | 5K:
7:30pm | Mini i-Challenge (5K + 10K):
7:30pm 7:35am Sat 25th Apr 2020
10K:
7:35am 3:00pm Sat 25th Apr 2020
Youth Run:
3:00pm Event summary
Here are the distances available for Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend
Marathon
26.2mi
$95 - $120
Full I-Challenge (5K + Marathon)
29.3mi
$125 - $165
Half Marathon
13.1mi
$70 - $90
Half I-Challenge (5K+Half Marathon)
16.2mi
$100 - $140
Route information
Marathon and Half Marathon
The course will be closed to traffic for participants who are averaging faster than 13:45 minutes per mile for the marathon, and 16 minutes per mile for the Half Marathon. Slower participants may continue after traffic is allowed onto the race course, but they do so at their own risk and must follow pedestrian statutes. Race volunteers, the finish line, and post-race festivities will remain active long enough to accommodate runners taking up to 7 hours to complete the Marathon.
The time limit for traffic control on the course is a 3:30 finish time for the half marathon and a 6:00 finish time for the full marathon. If you are still on the course after the time limit, you will need to exercise caution as it pertains to automobiles, etc. We will, however, keep the finish line clock running for 7 hours from the start of the marathon.
The race starts near State Farm Center, runs through campus, loops through Urbana, back through campus, out into Champaign (for Marathon entrants), and finishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium.
10K
The course starts near State Farm Center, runs north on First Street and through downtown Champaign, past West Side Park and the Champaign Country Club, and finishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium. After the wave starts for the marathon, half marathon, and marathon relay, we will line up all 10K entrants according to pace, with the fastest runners at the front, the walkers at the back, and everyone else in between. At approximately 7:40 AM, the 10K race will begin.
5K
The race starts on Oak Street, south of St. Mary’s Road, runs through campus, and finishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium. The Illinois National Bank 4th Mile 5K StreetFest, hosted by the Illini Radio Group, will take place from 6:30 pm to 10 pm outside Memorial Stadium between First Street & Fourth Street, in the same footprint where the 27th Mile Celebrate Victory Bash will take place on Saturday!
Youth Run
The route is roughly 1K in length (slightly longer than half a mile). Each heat will start separately at the south end of the football field, make several loops north and south on the field, and then finish at the 50-yard-line.The Youth Run will be run entirely inside Memorial Stadium. The route is roughly 1K in length (slightly longer than half a mile). Each heat will start separately at the south end of the football field, make several loops north and south on the field, and then finish at the 50-yard-line.
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What's included
Marathon:
Marathon entrants will receive a high-quality, gender-specific long-sleeve 60/40 cotton/poly blend shirt and a drawstring backpack. Finishers get a great medal, a fleece blanket, commemorative heatsheet, food and drink after the race, and one beverage at the 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash on Saturday. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage).
Half Marathon:
Half Marathon entrants will receive a high-quality, gender-specific short-sleeve 60/40 cotton/poly blend shirt and a drawstring backpack. Finishers get a great medal, a commemorative heatsheet, food and drink after the race, and one beverage at the 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash on Saturday. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage).
10K:
10K entrants will receive a Bella + Canvas-brand short-sleeve unisex jersey tee and a drawstring backpack. Finishers get a great medal, food and drink after the race, and one beverage at the 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash on Saturday. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage.)
5K:
5K entrants will receive a Bella + Canvas-brand short-sleeve unisex jersey tee and a drawstring backpack. Finishers get a great medal, food and drink after the race, and one beverage at the 4th Mile on Friday. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage.)
Youth run:
Youth run entrants all get an awesome 100% cotton pre-shrunk T-shirt, a drawstring backpack, and a finisher’s medal.
Postrace food, served in the Great West Hall, includes Wisconsin Mac from Noodles & Company, delicious cookies from Einstein Bros. Bagels, chocolate milk from Prairie Farms, and other goodies.
To guarantee a shirt, you must register by April 15. Youth shirt sizes run as follows: Youth XS (2-4), Youth S (6-8), Youth M (10-12), Youth L (14-16), Youth XL (18-20).
How to get there
1800 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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There is plenty of free parking on race weekend. The northwest, southwest, and northeast parking lots of the State Farm Center are available on race weekend. The E14 lot is also available all weekend, as well as the Research Park south of Oak Street. There is some paid parking closer to the expo site.
Handicap Parking
The handicap parking is in the north-most row of the NW lot of the State Farm Center parking lot. You can cross Kirby Avenue at the cross walk. Enter Memorial Stadium at Gate 32. The handicap seating is in the south horseshoe.
Event day logistics
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Health & Fitness Expo — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Youth Run registration — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Chip/number/official race guide pickup — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Shirt/goody bag pickup — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Youth Run registration — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Chip/number/official race guide pickup — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Shirt/goody bag pickup — 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Friday, April 24, 2020
Health & Fitness Expo — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Youth Run registration — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Chip/number/official race guide pick up — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Shirt/goody bag pick up — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Speaker Series — 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — ARC auditorium
Pasta Feed — 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 3
4th Mile — 6:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m. — Kirby Ave Between First & Fourth
5K National Anthem — 7:20 p.m. — Oak St, South of St. Mary’s Road
5K Run/Walk 7:30 p.m — wave start — Oak St, South of St. Mary’s Road
Youth Run registration — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Chip/number/official race guide pick up — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 2
Shirt/goody bag pick up — 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 1
Speaker Series — 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — ARC auditorium
Pasta Feed — 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — ARC, Gym 3
4th Mile — 6:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m. — Kirby Ave Between First & Fourth
5K National Anthem — 7:20 p.m. — Oak St, South of St. Mary’s Road
5K Run/Walk 7:30 p.m — wave start — Oak St, South of St. Mary’s Road
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Coffee/Bagel Bite Bar — 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m — First St, north of the start line
Start line line up — 6:30 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
National Anthem — 6:50 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Wheelchair half marathon — 7:01 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon — 7:03 a.m — wave start First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
10K Run/Walk approx — 7:35 a.m. — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Postrace food — 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Great West Hall, Memorial Stadium
Meijer 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash — 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Kirby Ave between First and Fourth
Postrace Stretching Zone — 8:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. — Memorial Stadium, southeast of the finish line
Youth Run/Postrace Food — 3:00 p.m. — Memorial Stadium/Great West Hall
Start line line up — 6:30 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
National Anthem — 6:50 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Wheelchair half marathon — 7:01 a.m — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon — 7:03 a.m — wave start First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
10K Run/Walk approx — 7:35 a.m. — First St. and St. Mary’s Rd.
Postrace food — 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Great West Hall, Memorial Stadium
Meijer 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash — 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Kirby Ave between First and Fourth
Postrace Stretching Zone — 8:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. — Memorial Stadium, southeast of the finish line
Youth Run/Postrace Food — 3:00 p.m. — Memorial Stadium/Great West Hall
Spectator Info
Spectators access the stadium through Door 32 on southwest side or on the east side through Door 23. Please note that entry times are longer at Door 32. Use Door 23 for speedy entry.
No spectators are allowed on the Memorial Stadium Field. Spectators can cheer on the participants from the east or west stands or the Horseshoe stands
Meet your family after the race in the FAMILY REUNION area in the HORSESHOE bleachers.
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