SKETCHERS Hot Chocolate 15K/5K - Minneapolis

SKETCHERS Hot Chocolate 15K/5K - Minneapolis runs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 7, 2026. Three road distances are on the program: a 5K (3.1 miles), a 10K (6.2 miles) and a 15K (9.3 miles), so you can pick according to how much fitness you have banked this fall.

The 15K is the one worth planning around. It sits between a 10K and a half marathon in demand, which makes it a useful test if you are building toward a longer spring goal: eight to ten weeks with a weekly long run of 8 to 10 miles covers it comfortably. The shorter options work as hard efforts you recover from quickly, and racing the 5K or 10K leaves the rest of your training week intact.