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Hot Chocolate San Francisco

Sunday January 11th, 2026
San Francisco, California
Distance: 15K · 5K
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The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k
RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy. Please note that although we’ll try our best to avoid it, the course and start time is subject to change.

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Len Smith
Have heard some sweet things about this event.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code for Jan 12, 2020: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Hot Chocolate San Francisco, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: 15k
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 50:29 Barrett Reese WAYNESBORO, VA
2nd Male 50:13 Stuart Vailes SAN FRANCISCO, CA
3rd Male 53:21 Niall McDermott SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Female 54:08 Dana Mirzadegan San Francisco, CA
3rd Female 58:07 Lynnette Ledesma HAYWARD, CA
4th Female 58:17 Allison Arnold WALNUT CREEK, CA
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 55:03 Cesar Lira Daly city, CA
M 50-59 59:10 Justin Wasielewski SAN FRANCISCO, CA
M 60-69 59:31 Michael Chasse SAN FRANCISCO, CA
M 70+ 1:26:35 Richard Mallett TAHOE CITY, CA
F 40-49 58:17 Allison Arnold WALNUT CREEK, CA
F 50-59 1:15:04 Catherine Huberty DANVILLE, CA
F 60-69 1:09:34 Carrie Minucciani MILLBRAE, CA
F 70+ 1:21:21 Suzanne Koonce MENLO PARK, CA
Hot Chocolate San Francisco

All 15K finishers will receive an official Hot Chocolate San Francisco medal to commemorate their awesome achievement. Heads up: while this medal may give you chocolate cravings, it’s actually made from metal alloy. We recommend displaying this sturdy, high-quality medal on a wall for maximum bragging rights. Each medal features a chocolate bar lookalike wrapped in gold, hung by a shimmering Finisher ribbon. You’ll be handed your medal after crossing the finish line.

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  • The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy.

10k Valencia Trinidad Alfonso

Sunday January 11th, 2026
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K
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Around the corner we have one more edition of the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, organized one more year by the C. 10K VALENCIA Athletics premiering the running season in Valencia.

It is a massive urban race with more than 3,000 registered annually of 10 kilometers, where the maximum duration of the test will be 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes). The Organization will enable 5 different departures, each separated by 4 minutes apart, the first one being adapted and blind athletes.

The 10K Valencia is one of those tests that no runner should miss.

Cheer up and start the year in the best way... Running!!!!





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10k Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 59:17 Addisu Gobena ethi
2nd Male 59:17 Conner Mantz usa
3rd Male 59:18 Gabriel Geay tz
4th Male 59:20 Jemal Yimer ethi
Female 1:06:05 Senayet Getachew ETH
2nd Female 1:06:09 Weini Kelati USA
3rd Female 1:06:48 Buze Diriba Kejela ETH
4th Female 1:07:35 Amanda Vestri USA
Division Time Name Age Home
10k Valencia Trinidad Alfonso

Departure and finish in the City of Arts and Sciences and a walk through the city center to complete a spectacular tour of the 10K Valencia.


Louisiana Marathon

Saturday January 17th, 2026
Baton Rouge, LA
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K · Quarter Marathon · Kids Race
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Welcome to the Louisiana Marathon Running Festival. Rendezvous with runners from 50 states and over 30 countries who share a passion for Louisiana as they race our fast, flat and festive courses. Stick around for the best Finish Fest on the bayou and enjoy tastes of gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, duck confit and couch du lait (to name a few dishes offered) while dancing and laughing to local jazz-funk-zydeco-country-blues live performances.

The Louisiana Marathon was established in 2012 to be a major racing event on the winter road racing calendar and running festival celebrating the passion for the sport combined with the Louisiana culture.

Friends, family and curious spectators line up along the 26.2 picturesque miles of roadways filled with inspiring sights and sounds to cheer on the many that chose to run. The Louisiana Marathon course takes runners from downtown, along the river, through the University Lakes, the Louisiana State University campus, and through historic rivertown neighborhoods.




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Louisiana Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-19, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:28:23 Jacob Plocher 26 Gautier, MS
2nd Male 2:30:25 John Barham 26 Albuquerque, NM
3rd Male 2:30:48 Colin McCatharn 31 New Orleans, LA
4th Male 2:33:14 Caleb Bendewald 30 Granbury, TX
Female 2:53:49 Caroline Mahoney 26 Bedford, NH
2nd Female 2:57:06 Jessalyn Sadler 36 Independence, M
3rd Female 2:57:48 Megan Kahn 36 Loveland, OH
4th Female 2:59:58 Marta Pascoa 24 Lake Charles, LA
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:47:05 Eric Capostagno 43 West Palm Beach, FL
M 50-59 3:10:21 Christopher Gahan 50 Alexandria, VA
F 40-49 3:05:07 Grace Thacker 42 New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Marathon

DEJA VU AWARD

Runners who finish the Quarter Marathon or 5K on Saturday AND finish the Marathon or Half Marathon on Sunday, receive the coveted Déjà Vu Award.

The 10-inch “crawfish tray” is common dinnerware in many Louisiana seafood restaurants, bearing the fruits of the Gulf Coast, but at the Louisiana Marathon, it is also the symbol of dedication, preparation, commitment and endurance. It’s a trophy that few earn.

The Louisiana Marathon is a USAT&F Certified course and an official Boston Qualifier route. It boasts one of the highest BQ rates of all marathons since it features a fast, flat, runner-friendly path through the lakes, along the river, around downtown, on the university campus and in historic neighborhoods.Friends, family and enthusiastic spectators line up along the course in various spotsto cheer on the runners, making for a spirited marathon.


Naples Half Marathon

Sunday January 18th, 2026
Naples, Florida
Distance: Half Marathon
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Why run Naples? It's a flat, fast and shady loop. Spirits are always really high, in part from the carbed-up pasta feeds and also because of the really colorful Coolmax shirts! The finish line is where the party begins, with unique quality medals to all finishers who finish within the race time limit, door prizes including weekends at beach front hotels, and, of course, the cash.

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Prize Money: $17,700

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Mary Level Menton
It's more fun than a day at the beach.
Naples Half Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-19, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 1:05:58 Reid Buchanan Kansas City, MO
2nd Male 1:06:26 Nickolas Scudder Boulder, CO
3rd Male 1:06:50 Alec Sandusky Cincinnati, OH
4th Male 1:07:04 Paxton Smith Miami, FL
Female 1:16:58 Kasandra Parker Guttenberg, IA
2nd Female 1:21:55 Gabrielle Suver Clermont, FL
3rd Female 1:22:20 Kayla Pokorny Estero, FL
4th Female 1:22:58 Nickie Luse Dayton, OH
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 1:16:18 Matthias Wilder Winter Garden, FL
M 50-59 1:21:46 Chris White Granger, IN
M 60-69 1:34:08 Scott Colton Riviera Beach, FL
M 70+ 1:39:32 Brian Cummins Venice, FL
F 40-49 1:34:40 Tracey Matuszko Fort Myers, FL
F 50-59 1:39:06 Mary Kate McLaughlin Fort Myers, FL
F 60-69 1:43:56 Angie Dudman Geneva, IL
F 70+ 2:09:47 Karen Pickering Bonita Springs, FL
Naples Half Marathon

The best distance course in the state! Certified! Flat-Fast-Shady-Loop! USAT # FL10133EBM Great race shirtsUnique quality medals to all finisherswho complete the course within the 3:00 hour time limit.
Awards 5 deep for 27 age groups $15,000 cash awardsfor Open Division ( US citizens Only) Masters – Grand Masters – Senior Grand Masters -Awards for all countries $2700cash awards for age group winners ($100 each age group), and $500 award for course records.


Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon

Sunday January 18th, 2026
Phoenix, Arizona
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · Marathon Relay
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The Marathon and Half-Marathon courses or the new Mini- Marathon or Bike Tour courses take you through the three host cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe! The Marathon and Bike Tour start at CityScape in downtown Phoenix, while the Half-Marathon and Mini-Marathon are loop courses launching from downtown Tempe. All the courses end in Tempe at ASU’s Sun Devil and Sun Angel Stadium.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series makes running fun. Each year, more athletes participate in Rock ‘n’ Roll running events than any other running series in the United States.

What started as a simple idea in 1998 – a marathon with bands along the course celebrating each participant – soon transformed the running landscape igniting the second running boom.

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Prize Money: $12000

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Alfred Bracero
This was my very first road marathon and I absolutely loved it! I run a lot of trail runs and I definitely loved doing my very first road Marathon.
Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon, Race Date: 2023-01-15, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:29:34 Zachary Garner
2nd Male 2:44:04 Tom Clarke
3rd Male 2:48:54 Timothy Dailey
4th Male 3:07:53 Jerod Honrath
Female 2:43:39 Ashley Paulson
2nd Female 2:49:40 Kailua Prouix
3rd Female 2:52:17 Kai Sharbone
4th Female 3:43:22 Mihwa Kim
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:48:54 Timothy Dailey
M 50-59 2:52:42 John Litzenberg Iii
M 60-69 3:27:03 Bryan Baroffio
M 70+ 4:06:56 Jerry Hammervold
F 40-49 2:53:57 Maria Lindberg
F 50-59 3:30:06 Chantel Efraimson
F 60-69 4:35:20 Helen Schmidlkofer
F 70+ 5:33:58 Carole Hoglund
Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon

About the Course

Enjoy the prettiest marathon course and be entertained by music as you cover your 26.2 miles.

Qualify for the Remix Challenge: Join us both Saturday AND Sunday to take on the Remix Challenge. Run ANY distance on Saturday (relay included) AND ANY distance on Sunday to earn a third medal, the Remix Challenge Medal!

Participant Perks

  • Scenic Course
  • Live, Local Bands on Course
  • Spirited Cheer Squads on Course
  • Technical Participant T-Shirt
  • Exclusive Finisher Medal
  • Gear Bag
  • Plentiful Course Support
  • A Beer at the Finish Line Festival
  • Admission to the Finish Line Festival and Post-Race Concert
  • Admission to the Two-Day Health and Fitness Expo



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