Community Leaders Excited to Welcome 2025 Illinois Race Weekend Participants
The Cities of Champaign and Urbana, the Village of Savoy, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, and numerous community partners are eager to welcome thousands of race participants and fans into our community for the upcoming 2025 Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend April 24-26. A great source of community pride, the Illinois Race Weekend also has a significant impact on the local economy with visitors staying in area hotels, dining at local restaurants, and supporting our other small businesses, in addition to the event donating nearly $2 million to local charities since its inception. Residents are encouraged to get out and cheer on the runners or volunteer to help ensure a safe and fun experience for race participants.
Once again Illinois Race Weekend shares the stage with Ebertfest in Downtown Champaign, which means an influx of out-of-town visitors! The accommodations made for these visitors will likely impact normal weekend routines for businesses and residents. This includes an impact on traffic due to road closures and the need to temporarily change bus routes. Organizers of both events have been working closely with local officials to minimize these disruptions while also ensuring the safety of guests, runners, volunteers, and fans. Race organizers have prepared information to keep residents informed, including information on how to navigate around town to avoid race-related road closures. For all things related to Illinois Race Weekend, please visit IllinoisMarathon.com. On this website you can review the weekend event schedule, race route maps, tips to help motorists traveling around the course, course impact times, and even opportunities for you to volunteer and get involved.
The full marathon with its new course introduced in 2024 is back again! Again, marathoners will run through Urbana, Champaign, and Savoy before racing back to the U. of I. campus to the finish line inside Memorial Stadium. Residents and businesses along Prospect Avenue south of Armory Avenue, as well as neighborhoods in Savoy, are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the updated marathon route.
Additional information about the timing of road closures and bus reroutes will be shared by local agencies in advance of race weekend.
