ARIZONA NEWS

America’s Sweetest Race comes to Arizona

Nov 27, 2012, 12:33 PM | Updated: 12:34 pm

Run and earn a reward of chocolate when America’s Sweetest Race makes its Arizona debut in Scottsdale with a Hot Chocolate 15/5K race on Dec. 9.

After completing the Hot Chocolate 15/5K race at Salt River Fields, participants will get to indulge in chocolate treats.

The 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. and the 15K starts at 8 a.m. Participants will receive a wind and water-resistant running jacket before the event.

The race, which supports Ronald McDonald House Charities and Salt River Community Children’s Foundation, was started by RAM Racing in Chicago four years ago.

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America’s Sweetest Race comes to Arizona