on December 26, 2016
The Campus Sportswear team is rolling on designs and screen printing our 2017 race shirts. They have begun printing thePresence Health 5K Run/Walk shirts. Our designs this year will celebrate the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the University of.. Read More
on December 15, 2016
At the time of this writing, it feels like 9 degrees outside with an 11-mph wind from the west, and a small part of me is thinking about going for a run. The sun is shining, and.. Read More
on December 5, 2016
While we were all stuffing our faces this past Thanksgiving, eating loads of mashed potatoes and turkey legs, I was thinking ahead about next year’s Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon. Seeing that giant slice of pecan pie in.. Read More
on May 27, 2016
Well done! Way to go! You did it! Three weeks ago you finished a race at the very rain-soaked Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM). Boy, do those laurels look great resting on your head! Golly, it’s time.. Read More
on April 30, 2016
Dear 2016 entrants, Upon review of the forecast, we are moving forward with today’s events. We can expect rain, at times heavy. At the present, there is NO threat of any thunder/lightning. This is welcome news. All.. Read More
on April 27, 2016
Look, we’ve all been there. We’ve all made mistakes in life. Like that time when I was little, and I ran across the newly waxed linoleum floor in the dining room. How was I to know my.. Read More
on April 19, 2016
“Four score and seven years a…”—Whoa! Would you look at these medals? I’ve just been handed the nine medals for the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM) races, and they are SWEET! Corn, that is. Let me touch.. Read More
on April 11, 2016
Race shirts. We all have them. Many have scores. Some “old timer” somewhere has one he or she earned way back in 1982, at some odd race distance in some far-off corner of the planet, with yellow.. Read More
on February 26, 2016
What is this Abe Log thing, you might be wondering? Well, it’s a blog about running the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM). But why Abe? That’s a bit of a story. I was in the shower one.. Read More
