Race Review: Hot Chocolate 15K Philadelphia

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I ran the Hot Chocolate 15K this winter for the first time.  It was also my first race in Philadelphia and my first 15K.  This is a series of runs, held throughout the country.  It was a great time for me and I felt awesome.  Below are my race review highlights.

Yays
The course
Scenic at the start (Rocky Steps, and other landmarks!) and then a flat out-and-back

Bag Check
Easy process and convenient location in start/finish area.

The GeoTag
See example below.  Quality geotag, right?!

The Medal
Looks good, and mentions the city on it!

The hot chocolate
I'm not a huge hot chocolate, or any chocolate, kinda person...but this lived up to the hype!








Boos
Parking
We ended up parking at an overpriced art gallery garage.  It was a pain to get in and out of the location.

No day-of packet pickup with a super small expo with bad parking
This was a logistical nightmare from planning to execution.  Limited parking, rush hour traffic, being from out-of-town.  Day of pick-up options would've been nice.

The sweatshirt
Not the nicest quality.  Holding up so far, so exceeding expectations.  It did not mention the city anywhere on it, or the date.

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