The Amish Country Running Festival is a crowd favorite of the events put on by Wilson Endurance Sports. It features five separate events, beginning and ending at the parking lot of the East Randolph United Methodist Church.

The track takes runners through the beautiful hills of Amish Country, and those that do the longer distances get to see more of those hills. The festival had 140 participants, with people travelling from all over New York and beyond, including Hawaii, Arizona, Connecticut, and many states in between. Mark and Tonia Wilson, the owners of Wilson Endurance Sports, are hoping that the large group of runners who typically come from Canada will be able to join them again next year. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, they have lacked that turnout they are used to.

Participants had access to fully stocked aid stations every mile, and a fabulous post-race meal provided by Randolph’s A-Z Catering. Southern Tier Brewing Co. provided a beer zone, and participants also received finisher medals, race t-shirts, and Wilson Endurance Sports memorabilia. The race was put on in part by Randolph and Conewango Volunteer Fire Police.

This event is one of 22 produced by Wilson Endurance Sports; owned and operated by former Randolph residents, Mark and Tonia Wilson. This event was supported by National and Local Sponsors; Hammer Nutrition, Southern Tier Security, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Doctor Hoy’s, Mike Frame Images & Computer Consulting, Owl Homes of Fredonia, East Randolph United Methodist Church, Lactalis American Group, Cardinal Hills Golf Course and Country Club, Cattaraugus County Bank, Gabel Brothers Furniture & Appliances, Landmark Chevrolet, Dowiasz Auto Service Tire & Detail Center, Maplehurst Country Club , Register Graphics, Simply Natural Alpaca Gift Shop, Southern Tier Trailer Sales, Inc., Southern Tier Professional Pest Control, Inc. , Randolph Peaches and Cream, Shave Secret, Tops Friendly Markets and a tourism grant provided by the Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County.

Submitted photos Runners begin the Fourth Annual Amish Country Running Festival in the fall.

A portion of the proceeds will be going to the Randolph Community Cupboard. Plans are already in place for the 5th Annual Amish Country Running Festival, slated for Sept. 24. Registration is now open and rates for registration are at their lowest.

Make plans now to join us on September 24, 2022 for the 5th Annual Amish Country Running Festival. A distance for every level runner/walker with no cut off times. Registration is now open and rates are at their lowest.

Marathon Winners: Ginger Smith of Redding, Conn., finished with a new female course record time of only 3:19:04 followed by Robert Toonkel of Elmira coming in at 3:43:58.

Half Marathon Winners: Brooke (Adams) Langworthy and husband Matt Langworthy were both first across the finish line in a time of 1:39:49 and 1:26:11, respectively, with each setting new course records. Brooke and Matt reside in East Aurora.

10K Winners: Lauren Poole of Salamanca, NY in a time of 50:05 and Adam Rowe from Ripley, NY in 43:05.

5K Winners: Sarah Sharar of Sewickley, Pa., in 21:53 and Ryan Lawrence of Union City, Pa., in a time of 19:20. Both of these times are new course records.

1 Mile Winners: Kynleigh and Kailey Gastol of Cherry Creek, in 10:35 and 5-year-old Christian Inkley from Randolph, in a time of 11:53.

For a complete listing of Overall and Age Group Winners please visit www.CoachMarkWilson.com/race-results/