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SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run Dallas
The SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run Dallas is a course of 15 km (9.3 miles) with 51 m (167 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 135 m (443 ft) and its highest 170 m (558 ft) above sea level. Next race: Saturday 6 February 2027, starting at 8:30 AM.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Distance
- 15.0 km9.3 mi
- 10K · 15 km · 5K
- Total climb
- 51 m167 ft
- Highest point 35 m115 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileAll three distances start and finish at Fair Park, home of the Cotton Bowl Stadium, and run through South Dallas' Fair Park and the Old East Dallas neighborhoods.
StartFinish
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- Photo: Kelly DeLay, CC BY 2.0
- Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Photo: Robbiewest88, Public domain
km 14.6mile 9.1
Texas Star
The Ferris wheel inside Fair Park, listed among the organiser's Dallas course highlights.
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km 14.7mile 9.1
Fair Park
The start and finish of all three distances: runners begin and end at Fair Park, in South Dallas.
Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
km 14.7mile 9.1
Cotton Bowl
The stadium at Fair Park, named by the organiser as a course highlight beside the start and finish.
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 km
0 2 4 6 8 9.3 mi
Your 1 gel, at the orange marksFor a 1:20 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.5mile 4.7
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- Start and finish at Fair ParkStart and finish at Fair Park; all courses cross Old East Dallas.
- The 15K adds the Santa Fe Trail and Lower GreenvilleOnly the 15K reaches the Santa Fe Trail and Lower Greenville.
- Low and gentle, 135 to 170 m above sea level135 to 170 m above sea level, 51 m of climbing in all.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsStart and finish at Fair ParkStart and finish at Fair Park; all courses cross Old East Dallas.
The 5K starts at 7:30 AM and the 10K and 15K at 8:30 AM on Saturday 6 February 2027. Gear check opens 60 minutes before the start. The post-race party is in the park too, among the flower gardens, with the chocolate fondue finisher’s mug.
Sourced
Whole courseTacticsThe 15K adds the Santa Fe Trail and Lower GreenvilleOnly the 15K reaches the Santa Fe Trail and Lower Greenville.
The organiser offers the 5K, the 10K and the 15K, and lists the Santa Fe Trail among the Dallas course highlights beside the Cotton Bowl Stadium, the Texas Star Ferris wheel and Fair Park. Runners must be 12 or older for the 15K.
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Whole courseGradientLow and gentle, 135 to 170 m above sea level135 to 170 m above sea level, 51 m of climbing in all.
The highest point comes near km 3.6 and the lowest near km 14.0, so the course finishes within a metre of the height it starts at.
Measured
Race weekend
Thursday 4 February Expo
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16:004:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Expo and packet pick-up Fair Park, 1010 1st Ave, Dallas. Thursday expo hours, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The expo is free and open to the public; there is no race-day packet pick-up.
Friday 5 February Expo
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11:0011:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Expo and packet pick-up Fair Park, 1010 1st Ave, Dallas. Friday expo hours, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. There is no race-day packet pick-up.
Saturday 6 February Race day
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07:307:30 AM
5K start Fair Park. Gear check opens 60 minutes before each start. -
08:308:30 AM
10K and 15K start Fair Park. The 10K and the 15K both start at 8:30 AM. Gear check opens 60 minutes before the start.
Times as published by the organiser, in Dallas time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
1 gel for Dallas, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Dallas stays within 35 m115 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.5mile 4.7
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.
Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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