Hot Chocolate Dallas

Hot Chocolate Dallas

Hot Chocolate Dallas

( 29 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Dallas,
    Texas,
    United States
  • February
  • 3 miles/5K, 9 miles/15K, Virtual Race
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Allison Collister

Dallas, Texas, United States
61 15
2015
"A good "fun run" that rewards you with chocolate"
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Allison Collister's thoughts:

I ran the Hot Chocolate 5k in February 2015. It was my first time doing a Ram Racing event and first time running the Hot Chocolate. I had heard of the race in prior years, but the timing of it never worked out for my schedule. The expo was at Fair Park, and it is a huge BUMMER to have to pay to pick up your race packet. The expo was just okay – nothing special, but not terrible. There were a decent number of relevant vendors. The goodie bag was one item – a gender specific hoodie. I’ve seen jackets from past years, so I’m assuming they switch up the apparel some years. The packet pickup process was seamless and efficient.

On race day, I left my house with more than ample time to allow for traffic and parking at Fair Park. I didn’t experience any issues with traffic because I heeded the advice of avoiding the main interstate. I had a friend who got stuck in traffic on the interstate and almost missed the race. Luckily, I was there in plenty of time and wasn’t bothered by the traffic. It was also a relief to see parking was free on race day. I consider this race a “fun run”, and consequently it was packed by drawing in a diverse crowd of participants. They announced that it was sold out, but I’m not sure what that total number of runners is.

Corrals were released every 3 minutes, which seemed to be a good amount of time and space between corrals. The course was pretty full, most likely due to the race selling out at capacity. I found it odd that the 15k started after the 5k, because usually races have the longer distances start first. There were enough volunteers along the course and signage to make the course easy to follow. For the 5k, there was one water stop that also had some chocolate themed treats.

After the race, finishers received a branded plastic carrying mug that contained a cup of hot chocolate, a banana, marshmallows, rice krispies treats, and chocolate for dipping. For a themed fun-run, I thought the post-race swag was appropriately fun.

Tip: The race fees get pretty steep if you wait too close until the race, so I recommend registering early.

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