Zen Evo Hot for Chocolate 5K
Knoxville, TN
- 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Join us as we celebrate Valentine’s Day with a 5K run from the Worlds Fair Park with a chocolatey finish! Zen Evo Chocolate and Eddie’s Health Shoppe will be there serving up their dipped Zen Evo Chocolate goodies at the finish line. There will be some other chocolatey treats including … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Feb 04):
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| H (°F) | 48 | 54 | 38 | 64 | 59 |
| L (°F) | 22 | 32 | 23 | 54 | 36 |
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Run was as good as the Chocolate
Zen Evo chocolate is made in Knoxville, and sold by Eddie’s Health Shoppe, a solid supporter of running & health in the Knoxville area. The event took place in World’s … MORE
Zen Evo chocolate is made in Knoxville, and sold by Eddie’s Health Shoppe, a solid supporter of running & health in the Knoxville area. The event took place in World’s Fair Park and the course was all on greenway and partly along the Tennessee river. The event was put on by Personal Best Racing. So, no surprise that 487 runners showed up on a February morning and had a great time.
It was 50 degrees and overcast, which was pretty good running weather. There is plentiful parking all around. The 9:00 start time was very convenient, not too early, not too late. PBR really does a great job with their events. And instead of a medal, the finishers got Zen Evo chocolate (milk, dark, or white) in dishes coating a strawberry, oreo cookie, and marshmallow.
There was only one road to cross and traffic was stopped for the runners. There was a water station and excellent photography with pics available the next morning. My watch had 62 feet of ascent. The greenway was always sufficiently wide although it was at it’s narrowest at the turnaround. But everyone was cooperative – shouts preceded the lead runners so people going out got out of their way as the leaders came back. And the festivities at the park stayed going until the last runners were back. Fun for all. Swag also included a zip hooded sweatshirt made out of tshirt like material. Really a fun event all the way around and definitely recommendable.