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
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
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
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
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
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