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MARATHON

7:03 AM

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019
ADDITIONAL NOTES:

We are using a wave start.marathon

The course will be closed to traffic for participants who are averaging faster than  13:45 minutes per mile. Slower participants may continue after traffic is allowed onto the race course, but they do so at their own risk and must follow pedestrian statutes. Race volunteers, the finish line, and post-race festivities will remain active long enough to accommodate runners taking up to 7 hours.

Calling all 2018 marathon finishers. Check out how your finish compares to other runners in our 2018 race. Check out our new Marathon Viewer, created with the Wolfram Language.

Our marathon has been named 2019 RRCA State of Illinois Marathon Championship event.

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THE COURSE

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

The course is USATF-certified (Number IL-09126-JW). Our 2019 USATF sanction number is 19-21-047.

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ENTRY FEE

Prices go up as race day gets closer. Registration closes on April 21, 2019.

REGISTER BY PRICE
07/15/18 $85
08/15/18 $90
10/31/18 $95
01/15/19 $100
2/28/19 $105
03/31/19 $115
after 04/01/19 $120

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PACKET PICK-UP

All participants must pick up their packets (race number, goody bag, and race shirt) no later than Friday, April 26, at 7 pm during the Health & Fitness Expo at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). The expo is open Thursday, April 25, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, April 26, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Contact the race hotline (217-372-1444) if your travel plans prevent you from picking up your race packet (race number, goody bag, and race shirt).

Dynamic bib assigning: We are using cutting-edge, dynamic bib assigning, which speeds up our race number pickup process quite a bit. On Tuesday, April 23, we will email each entrant a unique QR code. Print and bring to the expo a copy of your QR code (or show it to us on your phone) to be assigned and receive your race number. If you plan to pick up a race number for someone else, you must have a copy of that person’s QR code (paper copy or on your phone).

The address of the ARC is 201 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL. (See Google’s map.) For parking, see our parking map.

If you can’t get to the expo, you can have someone else pick up your number for you as long as that person has a copy (paper or electronic) of the QR code we emailed you.

LATE PACKET PICK UP ON APRIL 26, 2019

Back for 2019: We are offering LATE packet pick-up at Body n’ Sole Sports, 1317 N Dunlap Ave (Rt 45), Savoy, IL from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, for those entrants who cannot get to the expo before it closes at 7:00 p.m. You will be able to pick up your race number(s) and goody bag(s) but not your race shirt(s). We would be happy to mail your race shirt(s) 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.

GOODIES

Marathon entrants will receive a high-quality, gender-specific long-sleeve technical 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. (Entrants must display their race bib to receive the beverage).

SHIRTS

Gender-specific, long-sleeve technical shirt from Leslie Jordan in sizes XS (women only), S, M, L, XL, and XXL. The men’s marathon shirt color is royal blue, and the women’s marathon shirt color is apple. See size 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 $3000 $3000 $500 $500
2 $1300 $1300 $300 $300
3 $700 $700 $100 $100

Back for 2019: We will award $500 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 $500 in prize money.

$500 bonus for breaking the overall record while winning the race:
2:20:34 (men), 2:38:15 (women).

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.