Hot Chocolate Charlotte
Hot Chocolate Charlotte
( 29 reviews )-
Charlotte,
North Carolina,
United States - February
- 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K, 9 miles/15K, Virtual Race
- Road Race
- Event Website
Lissa Nypaver
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United StatesOverall
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I love the Hot Chocolate races and wanted to do it even though it had to go virtual for Covid reasons this year. But, the beauty of a virtual event is that you can do it whenever, wherever you like, which was actually a godsend for me this year as on the official race day, I was still in a leg brace from knee surgery, so I ran my race earlier, right before my surgery so I could "earn" my chocolaty swag. On the actual race day, I hosted an event with a group of friends for the "race day" experience where I served as RD instead of runner, so I still had a blast.
The race was very communicative about the status and told us when they were shipping our goodies. I received my items several days before the event date. The jackets are always really nice, black with zip pockets and a removable hood. They are a bit snug so I advise sizing up if you don't like fitted. Even though we didn't get bowls of heaping chocolate like in the past, the goodie bag had packets of hot chocolate and several chocolate candies, plus some sponsor items as well. I didn't qualify this year, but had friends that earned Legacy status and Legacy items were sent with packets as well. Overall, I totally recommend the event, even virtual. The quality SWAG alone is worth the registration!
*ratings for live items were based on previous years, this year the event was virtual