About the Hanukkah Hot Cocoa Run 5k/1k/1mile
The course starts and finishes at the Tucson JCC's sculpture garden, heading out and back along the Rillito River Path on flat road. Several distance options mean the morning draws a wide range of runners, from young kids doing the short loop to adults racing the full route. The river path setting keeps things open and easy to navigate.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before at the Tucson JCC, with race-morning check-in available as well. Post-race, there is hot chocolate and sufganiyot, the jelly donuts traditional to Hanukkah, waiting at the finish. Raffle prizes are drawn on race morning, and top finishers in each distance and age division receive mugs or tumblers.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
239finishers
18:15winner
33:42median
1:04:50cutoff
Top 3: Tyler Fischer (18:15) · Seth Davis (18:29) · JULIO SANTACRUZ (18:31)
1 Miles · 2025 results
68finishers
6:52winner
12:22median
21:22cutoff
Top 3: Elijah Wiley (6:52) · J. Pantaleo (7:09) · M. Cusanovich (7:12)
The Hanukkah Hot Cocoa Run 5k/1k/1mile has been held every year since at least 2024. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K12/6/2026 08:00$25
1 Mile12/6/2026 08:45$15
1K12/6/2026 09:00Free
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