Friday, January 1, 2027Salisbury, MD
New Year’s Day 5k/10K Hot Chocolate Run 2027
3 events
- New Year’s Day 5k Hot Chocolate Run5KRoadStarts 1:00 PM
- Hot Chocolate 10K10KRoadStarts 1:05 PM
- 1 mile fun run1 miRoadStarts 1:05 PM
Location
Approximate, from the race's ZIP code.
Typical race-day weatherGood weather · 73/100
- High / low
- 46° / 31°F
- 8° / 0°C
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point 33°F
- Chance of rain
- 29%
- Wind
- 11 mph
- Average
- Usually cold for a short race: about 35°F while racing.
- Often windy: about 11 mph on average.
Averages for this area and time of year over the last 20 years, from NASA POWER data. Not a forecast.
Past results
- 7% fasterFinish times are typically 7% faster than at other 5Ks.4 years, 701 finishers; men and women compared separately.
| Year | Event | Finishers | Median | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Year’s Day 5k Hot Chocolate Run · 5K | 179 | 33:50 | 30:47 | 35:11 |
| 2025 | New Year’s Day 5k Hot Chocolate Run · 5K | 181 | 34:39 | 29:53 | 36:06 |
| 2024 | New Year’s Day 5k Hot Chocolate Run · 5K | 174 | 33:46 | 30:26 | 34:30 |
| 2023 | New Year’s Day 5k Hot Chocolate Run · 5K | 167 | 33:35 | 30:20 | 34:48 |
Median finish times from results published on RunSignup. Keyrace keeps only these summaries, never individual results. A fast or slow field affects times as much as the course does.