Events
Half Marathon
Virtual Half Marathon
Description
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 24, 2025 • 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
The Lehigh Valley Trail was resurfaced prior to our 2024 races! See picture on our FAQ page.
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 guaranteed to the first 150 (combined) by August 3. (Once Sizes are gone after August 3 we are out of shirts!)
- Refreshments and healthy snacks
- Collectible ceramic medals for Half Marathon finishers, collectible ceramic lapel pins for 5K finishers.
- Once again, we are offering Virtual Half Marathon and 5K events! Run the distance within a week after the live race date, and we will mail your selected t-shirt or mug, and a medal (HM) or lapel pin (5K). You can download the race certificate post race and enter your time on the website.
Awards
- Half Marathon: Top 5 (non virtual) Male & Female Cash or Gift awards; plus collectible Race Water Bottles for top 3 in 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 beautiful, collectible ceramic finisher’s medal!
- 5K: Top 5 (non virtual) Male & Female Cash or Gift awards; plus collectible Race Water Bottles for top 3 in age groups 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
- All 5K finishers will receive our beautiful, collectible ceramic lapel pin!
Official Site & Frequently Asked Questions
Please visit: https://mendonfoundation.org/black-diamond-express-races/ for more detailed information and answers to your Frequently Asked Questions.
Place
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://mendonfoundation.org/black-diamond-express-races/.
Deferrals
We generally do not permit deferrals for our races. We are a small team of volunteers, and managing deferrals is difficult. Deferrals put a lot of wrinkles in regard to the amount of wasted medals and food that we purchase, and make additional administrative work for next year's races. We prefer that registrants use RunSignUp's ability to transfer registrations to other runners, which most people are able to make work. On the rare occasions when we do grant deferrals, it is only after people run out of options, and we will give preference to runners who have been with us before.
Directions
HFL-Mendon Youth Baseball Fields, Mendon, NY
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