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It's a Columbus Chocolate Fest!

Join me at the Hot Chocolate 5k/15k in Columbus!

It is getting close to the Columbus Hot Chocolate 5k/15k--November 16. I’m excited as I keep hearing that more and more of my running peeps will be there. We will party in C-Town!

Here is the 15k medal for this year:

Wait. . . Did you think I’d show it to you here? Silly Peeps, you have to click here to see the whole post, including the sweet medal.

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Isn’t it adorable? You can tell it has the special Ohio touch because there is a buckeye on it. They even got the candy right! (On a side note, did you realize that there are people outside Ohio who don’t know what buckeye candies are? Me neither. How can you live life if you’ve never eaten a buckeye?)

When I ran the Hot Chocolate 15k in 2012, I loved the course. It took me through the Short North, part of the campus of The Ohio State University, and some residential areas. I enjoy looking at the scenery when I run; the houses were really funky and cool, and the campus was gorgeous. Click here to see the whole post with the course map.

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It is impossible for me to understand maps unless they are AAA Triptiks (remember those?), so I don’t know where we are going, really. The important part for me is the CHOCOLATE STATION!!! Can you believe that there will be chocolate at mile 5?

This is such a fun race, and I’m excited for you to share it with me. Click here to register for the 5k or the 15k.Use my code: TroubleRunHat in the registration, and you’ll get a free hat with your swag!

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