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.
Hot Chocolate San Francisco
Sunday January 11th, 2026
San Francisco, California
Distance: 15K · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
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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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.
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 |
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.
About the course.
- 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.
Sunday January 11th, 2026
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
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!!!!
2024
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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 |
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.
USATF Cross Country Championships
Saturday January 11th, 2025
Richmond, VA
Distance: 10K · 8K · 6k
Offical Race Web Site
About USATF
Based in Indianapolis, USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long distance running, and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the number one high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.
The 2024 USATF Cross Country Championships will be contested on January 20, 2024, at Pole Green Park in Richmond, VA.
The course served as the host site for the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, the 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships, and has hosted 4 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.
The 2024 championships will consist of six separate races: Masters Women 6 km, Masters Men 8 km, U20 Women 6 km, U20 Men 8 km, Open Women 10 km, and Open Men 10 km.
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USATF Cross Country Championships, Race Date: 2025-01-11, Distance: 10k
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 29:43 | Keter, Benard | 32 | usa |
| 2nd Male | 29:52 | Berriatua, Joseph | 29 | usa |
| 3rd Male | 29:59 | Camerieri, Anthony | 24 | usa |
| 4th Male | 30:13 | Wacker, Andrew | 36 | usa |
| Female | 34:22 | Ellwood, Carrie | 30 | usa |
| 2nd Female | 34:45 | Logue, Cailie | 26 | usa |
| 3rd Female | 35:13 | Camarena, Katie | 27 | usa |
| 4th Female | 35:16 | Nadel, Sam | 30 | usa |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Course Description
Pole Green Park is located about four miles northeast of Interstate 295 which provides quick, easy access to the facility. Located behind Pole Green Elementary School the park is only ~10 miles from the Richmond International Airport.
This 232-acre park opened in the fall of 1998. Amenities at this park include multiple cross country course designs, softball fields, soccer fields/football fields, a skate park, tot-lots and playgrounds, a concession building with restrooms, running/walking trails, picnic shelter, community center, a horse ring with stable area, sand volleyball courts and horseshoe pits.
The upper course is very spectator-friendly, with European-style grass loops running along the perimeter of the upper fields within the west side (back area) of Pole Green Park. The terrain on the upper loops is primarily flat and provides for a fast surface where spikes are highly recommended. From the start line it is ~500M to the first turn on the course. The average width of the course is 12 meters/40 feet. The entire course is highly visible and extremely spectator friendly with handicap accessible parking within 30 meters of the start line. The upper course has 2K, 3K, 5K, 6K, 8K and 10K layouts.
CD XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
Sunday January 5th, 2025
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Distance: Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The C&D Xiamen International Marathon is an annual marathon race held in January in the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province, People’s Republic of China. Every January, the first medal of marathon race around the world is awarded here.
The race has become a golden name card of Xiamen, showing its splendor to the whole world.It is one of the most prominent and world-renowned marathon events. Each year, more and more people from the world take part in this event.
The Xiamen International Marathon, which began in 2003 and is deemed by the IAAF as a Gold Label Road Race, is famous for its coastal scenic course. The entire course follows the scenic sections of the coastal city.
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CD XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, Race Date: 2025-01-05, Distance: Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:06:06 | Dawit Wolde | ETH | |
| 2nd Male | 2:06:18 | Tebello Ramakongoana | LES | |
| 3rd Male | 2:06:32 | Asefa Boki Kebebe | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 2:06:45 | Chalu Deso Gelmisa | ERI | |
| Female | 2:18:46 | Ruti Aga | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 2:23:11 | Gutemi Shone Imana | ETH | |
| 3rd Female | 2:23:15 | Fikrte Wereta Admasu | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 2:23:58 | Mercy Jerop Kwambai | KEN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Tamesna Half Marathon
Sunday January 5th, 2025
Tamesn, Morocco
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K · Kids Race
Offical Race Web Site
the Half-marathon and the 10 Km are open to all participants aged 17 and over, licensed or not.
The Kids Run also offers young runners aged 6 to 14 the chance to show off their talents and skills in the city's sports district, under the proud looks and encouragement of parents.
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Tamesna Half Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-05, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:01:30 | Jonathan Samanayo KORIR | KEN | |
| 2nd Male | 1:01:33 | Hicham OULADHA | MAR | |
| 3rd Male | 1:02:49 | Ahmed EL HASSOUNI | MAR | |
| 4th Male | 1:02:53 | Bouazza KASSOUI | MAR | |
| Female | 1:10:24 | Kaoutar FARKOUSSI | MAR | |
| 2nd Female | 1:12:12 | Rahma TAHIRI | MAR | |
| 3rd Female | 1:13:20 | Sharon JERONO | KEN | |
| 4th Female | 1:13:42 | Fatiha BENCHATKI | MAR |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
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