Race Information

Black Diamond Express Trail Race
Mendon, NY
City Location
Monroe County
Aug 27, 2023 - Sunday
13.1M, 5K trail run
Virtual Option
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  • Details from event's RunSignUp.com listing:

    Black Diamond Express Half Marathon & 5K — To benefit the Mendon Foundation - Mendon, New York's local land trust and developer/maintainer of the Lehigh Valley Trail in partnership with the Monroe County Parks Department. 

    (Including virtual option, with option to complete race within one week after race day.)

    Sunday, August 25, 2024 • Lehigh Valley Trail, Rt. 251, Mendon, NY

    Half Marathon Starts: 8:00am
    5K Starts: 8:20am

    Course: Flat, scenic out & back course along the historic Lehigh Valley Trail

    Start & end location: Mendon Youth Baseball Fields (https://goo.gl/maps/8ZoNAryJ95q)

    Half Marathon course is  USATF Certified - NY17052JG

    Includes

    • Long sleeved (unisex) t-shirt OR mug to the first 150 (combined) by August 1 (Once Sizes are gone - we are out of shirts!) 
    • Refreshments
    • Finisher medals for Half Marathon
    • Virtual Half Marathon or 5K: Once again, we are offering a virtual half marathon or 5K! Run the distance within a week after the race date, and we will mail you a t-shirt. Plus, if you are a half marathoner, we will mail you a medal! You can download the race certificate post race and enter your time on the website.

    Awards

    • Half Marathon: CASH prizes ($300 each to non-virtual male and female winners; $100 each to non-virtual male and female 2nd place runners); non-cash for age groups 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
    • All Half Marathon finishers will receive our handsome, custom finisher’s medal!
    • 5K: Top 2 non-virtual males & females receive gift certificates; non-gift certificate prizes for age groups 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

    Official Site & Frequently Asked Questions

    Please visit http://www.blackdiamondexpressraces.org/ for basic information, and http://www.blackdiamondexpressraces.org/FAQ.html for answers to your Frequently Asked Questions.  (These are the 2023 pages.  New links are coming shortly.)

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