Items tagged: Marathon

Brad Hardcastle Receives the Carle Challenge Coin Award

METCAD would like to congratulate Brad Hardcastle on receiving the Carle EMS Systems Office Challenge Coin!  Dr. John Aguilar presented Brad with the coin on Tuesday, May 14. The Challenge Coin was awarded to him for his Fire/EMS dispatching during the recent Illinois Marathon Unified Command Post. Brad’s dispatching that day was described as “extremely […]


Community Leaders Excited to Welcome 2024 Illinois Race Weekend Participants

Community Leaders Excited to Welcome 2024 Illinois Race Weekend Participants (Full Marathon Returns with New Route Through Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy) The Cities of Champaign and Urbana, the Village of Savoy, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District are eager to welcome thousands of race participants and fans into our community […]


Community Advisory – Traffic Impacts this Weekend 4/26-4/27, 2019

Community Advisory – Traffic Impacts April 26 & 27, 2019 The Champaign-Urbana community is hosting the 12th Annual Christie Clinic Marathon. This event brings increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic to our area. The City of Champaign encourages drivers to be alert and patient in your travels and to be aware of where driving impacts may […]


Illinois Marathon Participants Can Support the Library

The Champaign Public Library Foundation is an official Charity Running Partner for the 2014 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon on April 24 to 26.  Participants can run in support of the Library Foundation and enlist supporters through a personalized fundraising page.  Registering for the race through the library gives runners the benefit of the discounted early […]