2025 ASHEVILLE HOT CHOCOLATE RACES

Celebrating 17 years of running in 2025!

Saturday January 25th 2025

The Asheville Hot Chocolate races has been the highlight of Western North Carolina’s winter running season since 2008. The race began as a simple 10k with a 1k kids hill climb. The race grew as a family event and so the short, 100 yard Marshmallow Dash was added for the newest runners. In 2018 we added a much requested 5k to the line up. And lastly, in 2022, we emerged from the pandemic with an added challenge, our newest distance, the Hot Chocolate Half Marathon!

All runners can warm up at the post race party in the school. Enjoy music, sponsors and vendors, post race snack as well as the best hot chocolate in town thanks to French Broad Chocolates and Farm to Home Milk!

This event benefits the non-profit Isaac Dickson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization(PTO).