Dan Smaczniak

Dan Smaczniak of Orchard Park took first place in this year’s Black Friday Mighty Mile with a time of 8 minutes, 38 seconds; breaking lat year’s top time of 8:56.

Jess Mang (9:04) finished in second place for the second straight year while Brian Thomson (9:08) finished third.

Ryan Poley, the 2010 winner, finished in fourth place (9:10).

The 3rd Annual Black Friday Mighty Mile will take place on Friday, Nov. 25 at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park.

Arrive at Noon the day after Thanksgiving to the Chestnut Ridge casino with four Mighty Tacos.

You will run four 1/4 mile loops with each dash preceded by the consumption of one taco in the casino. All food must be swallowed before beginning each lap. If you puke, you run an extra lap.

This is NOT an official race so you participate at your own risk.

The most convenient Mighty Taco location for this event is located at:

 3340 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY 14127.

Last year’s top finishers:

Ryan Poley – 8:56
Jesse Mang – 9:21
Todd Witzleben – 9:30

Photos from the Second Annual Mighty Mile:

Lindsay Matthews

The First Annual Lindsay Matthews 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk will take place at the Orchard Park Soccer Complex on Milestrip Road this Sunday, July 24 at 10 a.m.

Lindsay Matthews graduated from Orchard Park High School in 2007. She was a sophomore attending Geneseo State University when she was killed in a tragic accident in November 2008.

The run will help fund two $500 scholarships awarded each year to recipients who participated in an Orchard Park Varsity sports and intend to pursue higher education in a helping profession. The recipients are student-athletes who model seriousness of purpose in the classrom and on the field. They also understand the importance of giving back to the community.

For more information, visit the Lindsay Matthews Run website.

Ryan Poley won the 2nd Annual Black Friday Mighty Mile at Chestnut Ridge.

Ryan Poley of Williamsville won this year’s Black Friday Mighty Mile held at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park Friday afternoon.

The second annual race featured 25 runners who were required to eat one Mighty Taco before every quarter-mile of the one mile race.

Poley finished just under nine minutes with a time of 8 minutes, 56 seconds. Orchard Park High School graduates Jesse Mang (9:21) and Todd Witzleben (9:30) finished second and third.

Jess Nowak, a Canisius College and Orchard Park graduate, finished with the second-best time among females at this year’s Buffalo Marathon Sunday morning with a time of 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 50 seconds.

Overall, Orchard Park had 21 runners to finish the marathon and 75 more that finished the half-marathon.

Marathon Results
Half Marathon Results

Jess Nowak, a Canisius College student and Orchard Park graduate, finished as the top female at this year’s Bengal 5K run at Buffalo State College on Saturday morning. Nowak finished with a time of 18:44.

Check out the story and video at the Buffalo News