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Black Diamond Express Races

Black Diamond Express Races

Black Diamond 5K & ½ Marathon Races – August 2025

Over 200 runners, enthusiastic supporters and dedicated volunteers gathered on the Lehigh Valley Trail in Mendon on Sunday, August 24th, for the fourteenth annual Black Diamond Express Half Marathon and 5K Trail Races. This year’s event drew one of the largest fields in the 14-year history of the races with runners coming Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 5 months ago October 15, 2025
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2025 Black Diamond Race Medal and Pin Revealed – June 2025

The moment you have all been waiting for …… the Mendon Foundation would like to reveal the official 2025 Black Diamond races medal and pin designs! All Half Marathon finishers will receive a 2025 Black Diamond race medal. All 5k finishers will receive a 2025 Black Diamond race pin. As Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 7 months ago October 15, 2025
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2025 Black Diamond Express Races Date Announced – February 2025

The Mendon Foundation’s 14th annual Black Diamond Express 5K and Half Marathon races will be run on Sunday August 24, 2025.  As always the races will take on the Lehigh Valley Trail in Mendon, New York.  All proceeds go directly to the Mendon Foundation which has been providing and maintaining green Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 11 months ago October 15, 2025
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Black Diamond Races – September 2024

Sunday August 25th marked the 13th anniversary of the Mendon Foundation’s Black Diamond races.  Over 150 runners gathered in Mendon on the Lehigh Valley Trail to participate in this year’s events. As in past year’s two races were run simultaneously including a half marathon and a 5K run. Volunteers throughout the community gathered Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 1 year ago February 9, 2025
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The 2021 Black Diamond Express Races Were a (Wet) Success!

On Sunday, August 29th, we hosted a record 176 Half Marathoners and 52 5K’ers on the Lehigh Valley Trail for the in-person 10th Annual Black Diamond Express Races, which were our first since 2019. These numbers don’t include Virtual Runners and no-shows, which brought us to 289 total participants. Our Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 4 years ago February 10, 2025
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Black Diamond Preview Run!

Rochester Running Company / Robinhood Racing are hosting a preview run TONIGHT (7/16). For details see: https://www.facebook.com/events/493916248565424/ Join us for a preview run of the Black Diamond Express course. We are running max 6 miles.This run is an out and back.We will have pizza and beers post run if people Read more

By Mendon Foundation President, 5 years ago February 10, 2025
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