Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend organizes CPR training program

The final session is on Friday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m. The program will be open to the public interested in taking part. The training will be a part of Race Weekend and will also take place inside Memorial Stadium. The program was created after last year's Race Weekend, where 45-year-old Christie surgeon Rafael Ruggieri suffered a cardiac arrest while running in the Christie Clinic Illinois Half Marathon.

By Craig Ondevilla April 16, 2025 2:30 pm

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CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – The Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend team has organized a free Hands-Only CPR training program.

The final session is on Friday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m. The program will be open to the public interested in taking part. The training will be a part of Race Weekend and will also take place inside Memorial Stadium. The program was created after last year’s Race Weekend, where 45-year-old Christie surgeon Rafael Ruggieri suffered a cardiac arrest while running in the Christie Clinic Illinois Half Marathon.

Ruggieri luckily survived due to the exceptional care he received which began with CPR from his son, Isaac, who was running with him that day.