Smith/Bose win tennis title at CPD Labor Day Tournament

Ryan Smith makes a volley
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CHAMPAIGN - Ryan Smith (right) poaches a ball at the net during hiS Men's Open Doubles match with partner Helaman Lucas Monday afternoon at Lindsey Tennis Courts. The pair defeated Travis Davis and Anish Bose during the consolation semifinal match on the way to the consolation championship title at the 2024 Champaign Park District Labor Day Tennis Tournament. Over 70 competitors signed up for this year's holiday weekend tournament.


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Friendly faces from the Illinois Marathon

Rebecca Larmer gives two thumbs up
URBANA - Rebecca Larmer gives two thumbs up as she passes the water station near mile four of the Illinois Marathon's marathon and half marathon course. The Champaign resident finished 217th out of 305 runners in the female 20-24-year-old age group on Saturday. Larmer, who finished the half marathon 1,540th overall out of 2,156 runners, clocked in with a time of 2:27:44. Below is our collection of photos of athletes having a good time while running through the annual Champaign-Urbana race.

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Oswego runner Kelly Allen

Kelly Allen lets out a roar while running in the half marathon course on Washington Ave in Urbana. Allen, hailing from Oswego, NY, finished the course at 2:33:30, good for 46th out of 75 runners in the women's 45-49 age group on Saturday.

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With a little more than two miles to the finish line, Ian Schrader displays two thumbs down while running north on Race Street in Urbana. Shrader finished his half marathon run at 2:02:40. The Waterloo, IL, runner was 779th overall and was 161st in the men's 20-24 division.

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Illinois Marathon has a new route

Runners race down Washington Street in Urbana during the 2023 Illnois Marathon. The marathon course on the Champaign side has changed for this year's race.

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URBANA - This year's Illinois Marathon is just a little more than three weeks away and there is something you should know. The course on the Champaign side has changed. A four-mile section of Prospect Avenue starting at Armory south to Curtis Road will be utilized as part of the marathon's course from approximately 9:08 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. on Saturday (see map below).


Vehicle traffic in both northbound lanes will remain open for the duration of the race. Southbound car traffic will be reduced to the left-hand lane only from Armory to Curtis Road while marathon competitors will run south in the right-hand lane.

If you routinely travel east or west on Curtis Road, Windsor, or Kirby Ave on Saturday mornings, you can also expect a major delay. You can avoid the race day traffic and road closures by using the traffic beltway to make your way to your destination going to the north side of the twin cities to the south, or vice-versa.

According to the information provided on the Illinois Marathon website, road clousures for destinations north of Illinois Street in Urbana should be lifted by 10:55 a.m.

Spectators along the marathon route motivate runners as they pass by on McHenry Street in Urbana. This year's race will be held on April 27.

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