Races Half marathon · Champaign, USA
Illinois Half Marathon
Illinois Half Marathon is a flat half marathon in Champaign, USA, held each April. Runs from the State Farm Center through the University of Illinois campus and east Urbana, including Meadowbrook Park, then back to campus. The organiser describes it as flat. It finishes on the 50-yard line of Gies Memorial Stadium. Late April in central Illinois is cool and changeable, typically 5 to 17°C at race time, with a chance of spring showers. The Illinois Half Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
Page rebuilt 2026-11-14 · race facts not independently verified — confirm dates and entries on the official race site
When
April
next: Saturday 24 April 2027
Course
flat
Half marathon
Conditions
Late April in central Illinois is cool and changeable, typically 5 to 17°C at race time, with a chance of spring showers.
Racing this course well
Runs from the State Farm Center through the University of Illinois campus and east Urbana, including Meadowbrook Park, then back to campus. The organiser describes it as flat. It finishes on the 50-yard line of Gies Memorial Stadium.
The Illinois Half Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
Getting a place
Official Illinois Half Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Saturday 24 April 2027
- Start time
- 07:33
- Also on the day
- marathon, 10k, 5k
The course in numbers
The route crosses campus, loops through Meadowbrook Park in east Urbana and returns to campus for the stadium finish.
- Surface
- Paved road
- Men's course record
- 1:03:50 (Panuel Mkungo, 2019)
- Women's course record
- 1:12:45 (Lanni Marchant, 2025)
- Course status
- USATF certified
Worth knowing
- The half marathon starts on the same day as the full Illinois Marathon and uses a wave start.
- The organiser pays a $100 bonus to a winner who also breaks the course record.
Pick your goal for Champaign
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common half marathon goals:
The date shown is the one the organiser has announced. Change it if yours differs.
Build your training around Illinois Half Marathon.
RunV works backwards from race day to today. Your plan adapts when life interrupts, and you approve every change. It does not adapt to this specific course — the pacing guidance above is where the course knowledge is.
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Asked often
- When is the Illinois Half Marathon?
- The next Illinois Half Marathon is on Saturday 24 April 2027 in Champaign, USA. It is held each April.
- Is the Illinois Half Marathon course flat?
- Runs from the State Farm Center through the University of Illinois campus and east Urbana, including Meadowbrook Park, then back to campus. The organiser describes it as flat. It finishes on the 50-yard line of Gies Memorial Stadium.
- How should I train for the Illinois Half Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Illinois Half Marathon: flat terrain, April conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Champaign build.
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