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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 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
New for 2024: The Lehigh Valley Trail has been resurfaced! 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 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 Mendon Foundation Website for basic information, and Race Day Facts for answers to your Frequently Asked Questions.
Place
Race Contact Info
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://mendonfoundation.org/black-diamond-express-race/.
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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