on August 14, 2018
By Lynn Kincaid, Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Social Media Director How was motivation to aspire and achieve goals shaped during your childhood? Did you see a new box of crayons, a packet of unsharpened pencils, or a new favorite pen.. Read More
on April 4, 2018
We’re less than a month away from this year’s Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM), and the behind the scenes work of putting on your marathon is in high gear. The medal reveal should happen any day now. Expo preparations by.. Read More
on March 13, 2018
I only started running 17 weeks ago. To understand where I draw my inspiration for this new journey, you need to understand my maternal grandmother, Nana. She was a matriarch. I am the eldest daughter of her eldest daughter and.. Read More
on March 6, 2018
Race to Get Fit While spring doesn’t officially begin for another couple of weeks, here in east-central Illinois, the past week and a half have harkened the coming season. It feels like it’s been a long time coming. “Winter” came.. Read More
on February 21, 2018
By Katherine Wuestenfeld, Guest Blog Writer Over the 10 years that I have been a runner, I have learned a lot of great lessons about this sport that I love. Perhaps one of these lessons can help you as you.. Read More
on February 5, 2018
The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM) is our hometown race. Of the 18,000 runners who participated in the any of the races last year, the vast majority of them live within 75 miles of Champaign-Urbana. Of the 3,100 volunteers who.. Read More
on January 11, 2018
For those of you who are new to the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM) and all its races, you’re in for a treat. This year is the 10th running, and each year the races get better and more fun. It.. Read More
on April 3, 2017
For the 2016 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM) medal reveal last year, I wrote about how race medals remind a runner of a time and place. This time around, I want to talk about having fun, because that’s what this.. Read More
on March 12, 2017
From the Desk of Co-Race Director, Jan Seeley No Illini is more famous than Alma Mater, the bronze grand dame whose presence graces the corner of Green & Wright streets. American sculptor and University of Illinois graduate Lorado Taft cast.. Read More
on February 6, 2017
Us runners, we’re a caring sort. Each year, thousands of us raise millions for charities in events around the country. For this year’s Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon (CCIM), I’m raising funds for my most favorite cause: the Champaign County Humane.. Read More
