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
- 2009.11.23
- Issue #1
- 2010.01.26
- Issue #2 (pdf)
- 2010.03.02
- Issue #3 (pdf)
- 2010.03.25
- Issue #4 (pdf)
- 2010.06.09
- Issue #5 (pdf)
Press Releases
Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Partners With Green View for Tree Planting
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, April
- Anni McClellan: January, February, March, April
- Bob Sarkar: January, February, March, April
- Meredith Barnes: January
- Other segments: Winter Running Gear, Race Nuts and Bolts, Volunteering, Elvis Recruits Entertainers, U of I Involvement, Economic Impact, Running for a Cause (DSC) Marathon Recovery Tips, Rain Tips, Local Businesses Contribute
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
- Volunteering
- Curt McGinnis Changed His Life
- ROTC and Parrotheads — Big-Time Volunteers
- Provena Illinois 5K
- Elite Runner Kyle O’Brien of Danville
- Kathrine Switzer — Marathon Pioneer
- Traffic Talk with Scott Friedlein, Champaign Police Department
- All about the Weekend, with Race Directors Mike and Jan
News-Gazette Blog Posts
- Races filling up (Feb. 24)
- Melissa Raguet-Schofield (Feb. 26)
- Sue Grey (Mar. 3)
- Volunteers (Mar. 9)
- John Murphy (Mar. 10)
- Part 1: Whose idea was this anyway? (Mar. 12)
- Don and Roma Chenoweth (Mar. 17)
- Half and Relay about to close (Mar. 18)
- Part 2: Countdown to the 5K (Mar. 29)
- Lisa Morgan (Mar. 31)
- Jean Driscoll and Sam Morse (Apr. 9)
- Hajek/Scheid Family (Apr. 15)
- Part 3: Does frozen custard count as running fuel? (Apr. 12)
- Part 4: We conquer the 5K — with one pit stop (Apr. 19)
- Busey Illinois Youth Run (Apr. 20)
- Edison students train for 5K (Apr. 23)
- Racewalkers (Apr. 28)