Race Information

RACE INFO: Kona Chocolate Run | Sunday November 19th, 2017

The KONA CHOCOLATE RUN is a TRIPLE CROWN EVENT

2017 Kona Triple Crown Series: Complete all 3 of our Kona Running Co. race events (Kona Cheesecake Run, Wicked Halloween Run, and Kona Chocolate Run) in CY 2017 & qualify for some serious extra bling!  For information on how to qualify for this designer “Kona Triple Crown Medal”, please see below.Qualifying Events: Completed event distances must be in our 10K, 8K, or 5K races of any combination to qualify (our Mile events are excluded).

MICHIGAN’S LARGEST CHOCOLATE PARTY! – Kona Chocolate Run: 10K, 5K Run/Walk, Cocoa Mile ~ A festive race event by Kona Running Co.  Celebrate the holidays with Cups of Panera Bread Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Guernsey Chocolate Milk & Sanders Chocolate Candy with music in downtown Plymouth! Heated Warming Tent next to Chocolate Buffet Tents.

USATF Certified Courses: (10K Map) (5K Map) (Mile Map) (USATF 10K  Course Certification) (USATF 5K Course Certification)

Race Features:

	NEW FOR 2017!  All Participants receive their free Race Photos instantly via email after the event!
	2017 10K / 5K Finisher Medals
	2017 Full Zipper Jacket*:  High quality L. Jordan brand “Full zipper jacket with two zipper pockets and embroidered”; Men/Women fitted sizes for entrants; *Jackets guaranteed if registered by 11/16/2017.
	Post Race Chocolate Party: 2 Large Tents with 4 buffet lines. Panera Bread providing cups of Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Chip Cookies, Sanders Chocolate Candy & Guernsey Dairy serving Chocolate Milk among other sweet treats!
	Chocolate Double: Participate in 10K & 5K; must run in the 1st Start Wave of 10K & receive a Tech Jacket, 10K Medal, Double Finisher medal; limited to 550
	Shuttle Buses from Troy Design and Manufacturing (TDM) parking lot MAP (limited to 1,500 cars) MAP to/from Plymouth Recreation Center;  City of Plymouth will be charging $5 per vehicle ($2.50 to city & $2.50 to charity) in their municipal parking lots & structures so use our free bus shuttles
	10K Time Qualifier: Participants must run at “18 minutes or less pace per mile” to register for our 10K event
	Powerade ION Drinks: provided at 3 mile mark in 10K Run only.
	Start & Finish at Kellogg Park: 777 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, Michigan 48170 (MAP)
	10K & 5K Pace Groups: 8 min/mile pace up to 12 min/mile pace
	Age Group Awards – M/F, 3 deep, 5-year age group increments, from 14 years old to +75 yrs old – pickup your award at our finish-line Awards Tent in Kellogg Park at 9:30 am.
	B-Tag Timing – (ChronoTrack chip in bib) for ALL events
	NO REFUNDS; ONLY TRANSFERS ALLOWED TO ANOTHER PERSON BEFORE OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES
	PLEASE DO NOT LITTER!  Thank You!

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS: Contact Mark Koehl, Registration Director at mkoehl08@comcast.net or 248-912-8747

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — Contact Jill Whitehead (volunteers receive an official Kona Chocolate Run race shirt) at: marchjill11@gmail.com

SPONSORSHIPS — Contact Kim Johnson for sponsorship program info. at: Kim@konarunningcompany.com or go to Sponsors Page for more info.

2017 Tech Jacket

Jacket Sizing Chart
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2017 Event Medals
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