Black Diamond Express Half Marathon & 5K

🏃‍♂️ 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.

📅 Date & Location

Sunday, August 24, 2025 • Lehigh Valley Trail, Rt. 251, Mendon, NY

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

🏞️ Course Details

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 (Google Maps)

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: healthy snacks provided
• Collectible medals: for Half Marathon finishers, collectible ceramic lapel pins for 5K finishers.
• Virtual option: Run within a week after the live race date: selected t-shirt or mug and a medal (HM) or lapel pin (5K) will be mailed. Download race certificate post race and enter your time on the website.

🏆 Awards

• Half Marathon: Top 5 (non-virtual) Male & Female Cash or Gift awards: 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: 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: Official Site for more detailed information and answers to your Frequently Asked Questions.

📍 Registration

For more information and to register, please visit Black Diamond Express Registration.