Saturday April 25th, 2020
Champaign, IL
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · Marathon Relay · 10K · 5K
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, fun fans and volunteers from Champaign-Urbana line the course, exuding Midwest hospitality.
You'll 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 rockin'post race 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash right outside the stadium. Live music, free beer, bragging rights. Join us April 26 & 27, 2019. See the BEST, be your BEST in Illinois.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:18:11 | Wilson Chemweno | 40 | Davenport, IA |
| 2nd Male | 2:18:19 | Christopher Zablocki | 30 | Chicago, IL |
| 3rd Male | 2:19:07 | ANTHONY KIRUI | 39 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 4th Male | 2:21:49 | Brett Lustgarten | 29 | Carol Stream, IL |
| Female | 2:36:51 | Margaret Njuguna | 49 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 2nd Female | 2:38:19 | Rachel Schilkowsky | 27 | Providence, RI |
| 3rd Female | 2:39:24 | Allie Schaich | 26 | Houston, TX |
| 4th Female | 2:39:41 | Melissa Fairey | 23 | Houston, TX |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:18:11 | Wilson Chemweno | 40 | Davenport, IA |
| M 50-59 | 3:08:51 | Chris Chipot | 52 | Nancy, France |
| M 60-69 | 3:07:45 | Jeff Lindsey | 61 | Saint Peters, MO |
| M 70+ | 4:15:27 | David Peters | 72 | Fisher, IL |
| F 40-49 | 2:36:51 | Margaret Njuguna | 49 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| F 50-59 | 3:38:12 | Yuguang Zhang | 52 | Mahomet, IL |
| F 60-69 | 3:57:48 | Kathleen Jensen | 64 | Harristown, IL |
| F 70+ | 6:15:23 | Yung Park | 71 | Palatine, IL |
All of the races start and finish on campus of the University of Illinois — home of the Fighting Illinii.
The course Marathon
The race starts near State Farm Center, runs through campus, loopsthrough Urbana, back through campus, out into Champaign, andfinishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium.
MARATHON PRIZE MONEY: $12,800 for 2019 (includes $500 bonus prize money each for first male and first female Illinois resident). Course record bonus is $500.
HALF MARATHON PRIZE MONEY: $3100 for 2019. Course record bonus is $200.
This looks like a really good Midwest marathon. Good course, prize money and fun!