About the 2027 Hot Cocoa Races
The course starts near a building inside Olander Park, crosses a main road into a residential neighborhood, picks up a paved trail, and loops back through the park around the lake to finish where it began. The longer distance continues further out on the trail before rejoining the return route. Terrain mixes streets, a multi-use trail, and parkland.
Packet pickup runs on two evenings before race day, one at a local running shop in town and one at the park building where the race starts. There is also a limited race-morning option for those coming from farther out.
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Hot Cocoa Races 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2026
172finishers
16:59winner
32:05median
1:06:18cutoff
Top 3: Ethan Saylor (16:59) · Bob Vanasdale (19:03) · Jack Budas (19:05)
10K Results · 2026
34finishers
35:40winner
55:12median
1:36:40cutoff
Top 3: Alec Saylor (35:40) · Nicholas Lanzer (37:27) · Corey Scott (38:27)
1 Miles Results · 2026
31finishers
7:30winner
12:31median
51:49cutoff
Top 3: J. Hench (7:30) · P. Heaney (7:33) · P. Roth (8:53)
The 2027 Hot Cocoa Races has been held every year since at least 2016. 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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
6.2 Miles2/27/2027 09:00$50
3.1 Miles2/27/2027 09:05$40
1 Mile2/27/2027 09:10$20
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