OFFICIAL RACE GUIDE www.christieclinic.com A Message from Christie Clinic CEO Kenny Bilger Welcome to the 11th annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend. Marathon weekend in Champaign-Urbana is like no other. This weekend showcases the very best of our community. Thousands of volunteers share their time to make marathon weekend special for the many participants who run, walk, jog, and roll their way from 5K to 26.2 miles. As a fellow runner, I greatly appreciate the time and effort spent making this an excep- tional and fun-to-run event. I am extremely proud of our community and the many participants who’ve committed to an active lifestyle. This year, as the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon enters its second decade, Christie Clinic celebrates our 90th year of providing quality health care to central Illinois. This year, we’ve also extended our commitment with the sponsorship of the additional races that make up marathon weekend, including the 5K, 10K, and Mini i-Challenge. As one of central Illinois’s largest and oldest physician-owned practices, Christie Clinic team members live and work in the communities we serve. We run and volunteer alongside you because we know that healthy choices improve lives and improve the health of our communities. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played a role in mak- ing the 11th annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend a great success! Best of luck on the course and stay well! Kenny Bilger Chief Executive Officer Christie Clinic For more information on Christie Clinic, please visit: www.christieclinic.com. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon would like to thank the following businesses for making this event possible. www.illinoismarathon.com TITLE SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS (cont.) Busey A Message from Race Codirectors Mike Lindemann and Jan Seeley Columbia Street Roastery Christie Clinic Human Kinetics Welcome runners, walkers, volunteers, University of Illinois Alumni Alliance Illinois American Water Illinois State Geological Survey and fans! GOLD SPONSORS Body n’ Sole Sports Lumen Events On behalf of the entire team behind the Bromley Hall Martin One Source Massage Envy 11th annual Christie Clinic Illinois Mara- Carle Classic Events Catering Meatheads thon, we want to extend a very special Einstein Bros. Bagels Noodles & Company “thank you” to all of you for deciding to Illini Radio Group Prairie Farms Riggs Beer Company make Champaign-Urbana your race des- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Meijer Ryder Transportation tination for 2019. We have a fabulous OSF HealthCare Salad Meister race weekend in store for you. From the Reynolds Towing Service Skeff Distributing Health & Fitness Expo to the Speaker U of I Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Smoothie King WCIA Channel 3/WCIX Channel 49 UpClose Marketing & Printing Series, from the Classic Events Catering MILE SPONSORS Pasta Feed to the starting line ceremo- SILVER SPONSORS Adams Outdoor Advertising Bank of America/Merrill Lynch nies, from the delicious postrace food Campus Recreation Big Grove Tavern Broeren-Russo to the 4th Mile on Friday night and the Campus Ink Campus Ink County Market/SuperValu Meijer 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash Chesser Financial Gatorade © MarathonFoto Commerce Bank on Saturday, it is our goal to make this Great Harvest Bread Company First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust weekend a lasting memory for you. This event would not be possible without the tre- Harvest Market Flex-N-Gate i3 Broadband mendous support of so many people—the cities of Urbana and Champaign, the University Ford City Motors Illinois National Bank of Illinois, more than 70 sponsors, 80 race committee members, 2,700 volunteers, Hickory River Smokehouse Jimmy John’s thousands of fans, and many more. Please take a moment to say “hi” to some of these Hilton Garden Inn Kemper Industrial Equipment/Midwest Home2 Suites by Hilton Pottyhouse people when you are on the course and at the finish line. The Champaign-Urbana Homewood Suites Lodgic Everyday Community communities pride themselves on hospitality, and they will prove it to you on race day! Houlihan’s Restaurant & Bar/I Hotel Napleton’s Auto Park of Urbana and Conference Center We wish all of you the best of luck in your event(s). Through hours of hard work and Papa John’s Hyatt Place Champaign dedication, you have all earned the right to step up to the starting line. This is your day! Spiros Law, P.C. InsureChampaign TEAM Wireless C-U at the start . C-U at the finish . run your best in Illinois! Jackson Chiropractic Vital Education & Supply, Inc. Midland States Bank Wolfram MSA Professional Services BRONZE SPONSORS Phoenix Botanical Athletico Physical Therapy RSM Barbeck Communications The Atkins Group Mike Lindemann Jan Seeley Best Expo OFFICIAL HOST Codirector Codirector City of Champaign Visit Champaign County Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon City of Urbana 4 Official Race Guide to the 2019 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Official Race Guide to the 2019 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon 5 2019 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Weekend SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Schedule of Events Event Time Location THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Einstein Bros. Bagels 5:30 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. On First St., north Bite Bar/Columbia Street of the start line Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), 201 E. Peabody Drive, University of Illinois Roastery Coffee Cafe Event Time Location Start line lineup 6:30 A.M. First St. and Health & Fitness Expo 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 1 St. Mary’s Rd. Youth Run registration 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 2 National Anthem 6:50 A.M. First St. and St. Mary’s Rd. Chip/number/official 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 2 race guide pickup Wheelchair half 7:01 A.M. First St. and marathon St. Mary’s Rd. Shirt/goody bag pickup 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 1 Marathon, relay, Beginning at 7:03 A.M. First St. and FRIDAY, APRIL 26 and half marathon in waves St. Mary’s Rd. Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), 201 E. Peabody Drive, University of Illinois 10K Run/Walk Approx. 7:35 A.M. First St. and St. Mary’s Rd. Event Time Location Postrace food 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Great West Hall, Health & Fitness Expo 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 1 Memorial Stadium Youth Run registration 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 2 Chip/number/official 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 2 Meijer 27th-Mile 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Kirby Ave between race guide pickup Celebrate Victory First and Fourth Bash (south of Horseshoe) Shirt/goody bag pickup 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 1 Athletico Postrace 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Memorial Stadium, Speaker Series 12:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. ARC auditorium Stretching Zone southeast of the finish Pasta Feed 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. ARC, Gym 3 line 4th Mile 6:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Kirby Ave between Christie Clinic Postrace 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. 27th Mile, Kirby Ave First and Fourth Stretching Zone (south of Horseshoe) Youth Run/Postrace 3:00 P.M. Memorial Stadium/ 5K National Anthem 7:20 P.M. Oak St., south of food Great West Hall St. Mary’s Road The City Center 8:00 P.M. The City Center at Fat 5K Run/Walk Beginning at 7:30 P.M. Oak St., south of Postrace Party City, 505 S. Chestnut, in waves St. Mary’s Road Champaign 6 Official Race Guide to the 2019 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Official Race Guide to the 2019 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon 7 Prerace Information Marathon relay instructions: Marathon relay instructions have been posted to the race website, have been emailed to all the team captains, and will be handed out with Health & Fitness Expo/number pickup: Race number with embedded timing chip, your team’s race number/timing chip. Please follow the suggested directions for getting official race guide, race shirt, and goody bag pickup occur at the Body n’ Sole Health & from one exchange to another and the parking options at each exchange zone. Fitness Expo, sponsored by Great Harvest Bread Company, at the Activities and Recre- Expo parking: Free parking for the expo is available in all lots of the State Farm Center, ation Center (ARC), 201 E. Peabody Drive on the campus of the University of Illinois, which is south of Kirby Avenue, between First and Fourth streets; in the E14 lot; and the from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 25, and from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Research Park, south of St. Mary’s Road (see the staging map on pages 18–19). The Friday, April 26. Chip and number pickup takes place in Gym 2. Race shirt and goody ARC building, where the expo takes place, is on the north side of Memorial Stadium, bag pickup takes place in Gym 1. The expo is free and open to the public. on Peabody Drive, one block north of the State Farm Center. Look for signage and race There is no Saturday morning packet pickup! If you are unable to pick up your volunteers to direct you to parking. own packet (number, shirt, and drawstring backpack), you can designate someone else 5K reunion area: Back for 2019.