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MARATHON

7:33 AM

SATURDAY APRIL 26 2025
marathonADDITIONAL NOTES:

There is a 6-hour time limit for the marathon.

We are using a wave start.

The time limit for completing the marathon course is 6:00 hours after the start of the last wave. A 6:00-hour marathon is an average of 13:43 minutes per mile. If you find that you cannot finish the marathon within the 6:00-hour time limit, our bike marshals will help you connect with one of our sag wagons for a ride back to Memorial Stadium. Plan ahead. If you know you cannot complete the marathon distance in 6:00 hours or less, you should register for one of the shorter distance events we offer on race weekend (half marathon, 10K, 5K, marathon relay).

THE COURSE

The race starts near the State Farm Center, runs through campus, loops
through Urbana, back through campus, out into Champaign, south to Savoy, and
finishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium.

Nuun is our on-course hydration sponsor. 

The course is USATF-certified. IL19001DT (valid until 12/31/2029). Our 2025 USATF sanction # is TBD.

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ENTRY FEE

Our 2025 registration is open. Not able to join us in person? No problem! We offer virtual options for these events/distances: marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, Mile, and all the I-Challenge events. Complete your races wherever you live. We’ll ship all your race goodies to you, including your finisher medal(s).

REGISTER BY PRICE
07/15/24 $120
08/31/24 $125
10/31/24 $130
01/15/25 $140
02/28/25 $150
03/31/25 $160
04/01/25 through Expo $170

REGISTER

PACKET PICK-UP

Pick up your race packet (race number, goody bag, and race shirt) at the Health & Fitness Expo at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). The expo is open Thursday, April 24, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Friday, April 25, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The address of the ARC is 201 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL. (See Google’s map.) For parking, see our parking map.

As we get closer to race weekend, you will receive an email from us with your QR code and your race number(s) (excludes youth run entrants). Print and bring a copy of your QR code (or show it to us on your phone) to receive your race number(s) If you don’t receive the email, don’t panic. We can also look you up by your first and last name.

Marathon Relay entrants will receive a separate email with packet pickup instructions.

If you plan to pick up a race packet for someone else, which is allowed, you must have a copy of that person’s QR code (paper copy or on your phone). Contact the race hotline (217-902-1538) if your travel plans prevent you from picking up your race packet (race number, goody bag, and race shirt).

LATE PACKET PICK UP ON APRIL 25, 2025

We are offering LATE packet pick-up at Body n’ Sole Sports, 1317 N Dunlap Ave (Rt 45), Savoy, IL from 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, for those entrants who cannot get to the expo before it closes at 7:00 p.m. If you let us know by Thursday, April 24 at 11:59 pm that you will be coming to late packet pickup, we will have your race shirt available, in addition to your race number, and goody bag. Complete this form to give us this information. If you miss the deadline, we will have your race number and goody bag only. We’d be happy to mail your race shirt to you after race weekend, however. Please bring a check or money order for $5.00 (made payable to C-U Marathon, LLC) to late packet pick-up to cover the cost of postage.

EMERGENCY PACKET PICK-UP ON APRIL 26

We will also have emergency packet pickup in the Great West Hall of Memorial Stadium on Saturday April 26, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. If you let us know by Thursday, April 24 at 11:59 pm that you will be coming to late packet pickup, we will have your race shirt available, in addition to your race number, and goody bag. Complete this form to give us this information.

Otherwise, we will have your race number and goody bag only, but we’re happy to mail your race shirt to you after race weekend. Please bring a check or money order for $5.00 (made payable to C-U Marathon, LLC) to late packet pickup to cover the cost of postage.

GOODIES

Marathon entrants will receive a gender-specific long-sleeve shirt and a drawstring backpack. Finishers get a great medal, a fleece blanket, commemorative heatsheet, food and drink after the race, and one beverage at the 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash on Saturday April 26. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage).

SHIRTS

The marathon shirt is a Leslie Jordan-brand gender specific, semi-fitted short-sleeve tee, with a crew neck. The Recycled Ledger Fabric is technical and moisture-wicking, with small-grid texture made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. The women’s marathon shirt color is eggplant, and the men’s marathon shirt color is pacific blue. Both half marathon shirts will feature the 2025 shirt design on the front. Design in the works.

See the sizing chart.

AGE GROUPS

Three-deep awards are presented in the following age-groups:

17-19
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
60-64 65-69 70-74  75-79
80+

Note: Marathon participants must be at least 17 years old on race day.

AWARDS

Prize money will be given out to the top three female and male participants. Prize money will also be awarded for the top three female and male masters participants (full marathon only). Prize money winners are not eligible for individual awards. A masters runner placing in the top three overall is awarded the place and prize money in the overall race and not the masters race.

Prize money awards are based on gun time.

PLACE MALE OVERALL FEMALE OVERALL MALE MASTERS FEMALE MASTERS
1 $2000 $2000 $300 $300
2 $1000 $1000 $200 $200
3 $500 $500 $100 $100

Back for 2025: We will award $250 each to the first male and first female finisher who resides in Illinois. This is bonus prize money. If an overall winner also resides in Illinois, he/she will collect an extra $250 in prize money.

The men’s marathon course record is 2:18:11 (Wilson Chemweno, 2019) and the women’s is 2:36:51 (Margaret Njuguma, 2019). A bonus of $200 will be awarded to the athlete who breaks the course record AND wins the race.

In addition to the prize money, there will be first, second, and third place awards for each of the age groups listed above. Age group awards are based on chip time.