Nashville, TN · February
Hot Chocolate Nashville Training Plan
A free 5k, 10k, and 15k plan for the Hot Chocolate 15K & 5K Nashville, built around the course and your current fitness. Answer four questions and you will see every week of it. No account, no email, no card.
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, 15K
- Course
- Rolling
- Usually held
- Each February
The Hot Chocolate Nashville course
The Nashville stop on the national Hot Chocolate series, starting and finishing at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. A large, festive field across a 5K, a 10K, and a 15K, with the 15K drawing the more competitive runners and the shorter distances bringing everyone else. The chocolate at the finish is a bigger part of the pitch than the course is.
Weather on race day
A cold-weather race by design. Expect a genuinely cold start and dress in layers you can shed.
What to train for
The 15K is an awkward, useful distance: too long to sprint, too short to jog. Threshold intervals and a long run of ten to twelve miles cover it well.
Registration and official details: Hot Chocolate Nashville official site
Hot Chocolate Nashville training questions
How long should I train for the Hot Chocolate Nashville?
Most runners give a 15k twelve to fourteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Hot Chocolate Nashville course hilly?
Rolling. The Nashville stop on the national Hot Chocolate series, starting and finishing at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. A large, festive field across a 5K, a 10K, and a 15K, with the 15K drawing the more competitive runners and the shorter distances bringing everyone else. The chocolate at the finish is a bigger part of the pitch than the course is.
What is the weather usually like at the Hot Chocolate Nashville?
A cold-weather race by design. Expect a genuinely cold start and dress in layers you can shed.
Do I need an account to get a Hot Chocolate Nashville training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.
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