Craig Virgin, a former cross-country and 10,000-meter world champion who was at Thursday's Illinois Marathon Health & Fitness Expo alongside copies of his biography, said the race is 'a total package.' Craig Virgin ran 100 miles a week around Champaign and Urbana when he was a star distance runner at the University of Illinois, so he knows a bit about what marathoners will be going through Saturday when they traverse both towns during the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon. read more