CHICAGO (CBS) — About 40,000 runners raced the streets downtown for the Hot Chocolate 15K and 5 K Sunday morning.
Dubbed, “America’s sweetest race,” one of the founders, Steve Ginsburg, says he and his partners started this race nine years ago to create an event after the Chicago Marathon.”
At the time, there weren’t any races, he says, so he and his team thought of what would be a good theme, and they chose chocolate.
But part of what makes the race unique is after the race, runners party in Grant Park while snacking on chocolate treats. Also, because the race is the first to come after the Chicago Marathon.
The race benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities.
“We really pride ourselves on putting on a major marathon quality race. The runners feel safe…they can all run at their own pace, even with this many people,” Ginsburg said.
The race began going to other cities as it grew. “At one point, it literally was the fastest-growing race in the world,” he says. It’s now in 16 cities.
The Hot Chocolate race grew from 3500 to just under 50,000 in five straight years in Chicago, Ginsburg added.
To learn more about the Hot Chocolate race, visit the website.
from CBS Chicago http://ift.tt/2epd3Hu
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