LIVINGSTON COUNTY – This year's Oak Tree Half Marathon, which is already established as one of the region's most prestigious races, will be sporting several additions that make this year's race even better. Ben Gajewski, Executive Director of the Genesee Valley Nature Conservancy, says that the Oak Tree is now the featured distance event in the Rochester Runner of the Year Series, which culminates with crowning the top male and female runners … [Read more...]
Emotional Day for Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5k Runners
GENESEO – Emotions ran high at Sunday's Oak Tree 5K and half marathon held by the Genesee Valley Nature Conservancy. Records were broken, families came together, and local rescue groups bonded over spectacular running courses in the Genesee Valley. "I should be trying for a 2:13 marathon time," said Kiplangat Tisia, 25, of Rochester, who smashed the previous course record for the half marathon with a time of 1:08:27, "I'm planning on … [Read more...]
Anticipation Soars for Oak Tree Half-Marathon and 5K
GENESEO – The long-anticipated Annual Oak Tree Half Marathon, the most popular running race in Western New York, will begin within two weeks, on August 31. More than 300 runners, led by a cyclist from the Livingston County Cycling Club, will start at 8:00a.m. from the Geneseo Central School, head into Main Street Geneseo, and then complete a grueling 13.1 mile half-marathon on local roads with a spectacular view of the Genesee Valley. The … [Read more...]