Hot Chocolate 15K/5K - Houston

Hot Chocolate 15K/5K - Houston is held in Houston, Texas, on January 30, 2027, with three distances listed for the day: a 10-mile (16.1 kilometers), a 10K and a 5K. That gives the event a road-race lineup spanning everything from a first finish line to a serious morning of work.

The 10-mile is the interesting one. It is long enough to demand real pacing discipline and a fueling decision, but short enough to recover from in a few days, which makes it an excellent checkpoint inside a spring half marathon or marathon build. Aim for a 10- to 12-week block with a weekly long run reaching nine or ten miles. The 10K rewards a weekly tempo run, and the 5K needs little more than consistency. Houston in late January is usually cool enough to race honestly.