Race Communications
We communicate with entrants and others through e-newsletters and other e-mail messages, TV, and radio. For those who want to refer back to an earlier communication, we provide an archive of these communications.
Newsletters
Video Segments
Television station WCIA and its sister station WCFN in Champaign are airing segments on the race. Every Monday in the 7:00 a.m. hour, morning anchor Anne Dill hosts a series that follows four runners training for our event: Boston Marathon aspirant Steve Thomas, new half-marathoner Anni McClellan, relay runner Bob Sarkar, and Team In Training marathoner Meredith Barnes. Every other Wednesday, during the 8:00 a.m. hour, Anne Dill interviews guests who are involved in various aspects of putting on the race.
- Steve Thomas: January, February, March
- Annie McClellan: January, February
- Bob Sarkar: January, February
- Meredith Barnes: January
- Other segments: Winter Running Gear, Race Nuts and Bolts, Volunteering
Marathon Monday Podcasts
Radio station WIXY 100.3 FM of the Illini Radio Group is broadcasting segments on the race every Monday leading up to race day.
Race Basics, WIXY Run Team/American Cancer Society, It’s All About the Porta-Potties, Jean Driscoll, On-Course Entertainment
News-Gazette Blog Posts
- Races Filling Up (Feb. 24)
- Melissa Raguet-Schofield (Feb. 26)
- Sue Grey (Mar. 3)
- Volunteers (Mar. 9)