Week 10 & Week 11: Hot Chocolate 15K Training and Watercolor Sketchbooking

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It's race week for the Tampa Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K!  The holidays have begun, and of course I'm behind on posting. Training included the Boley Jingle Bell Run in downtown St. Pete this past Wednesday. It was a fun way to get the holiday season started.

Below you'll find my training sketchbook pages from both Week 10 and Week 11. There are definite holiday cartoon vibes going on in my sketches. I was inspired by the inflatables going up in the neighborhood!

I'll be back soon with details on the race expo on Saturday and Sunday's actual event.

Week 10: Hot Chocolate Tampa Training

The grinch is back for the holidays. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

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This is the St Pete Pier pre-holiday decorations. I was working on my urban sketcher skills. I hope to do another one with holiday decorations on it. We'll see. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Nutcracker teeth scare me. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Still practicing glowy lights. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Week 11: Hot Chocolate Tampa Training

Definite Dr. Seuss influence here with the cartoon trees. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Holiday greenery doodles. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Can't have enough decorated trees. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Turns out, Dec. 12 is Gingerbread House Day, so why not? (Image: ThisOldRunner)

Always on the low side of 30 miles per week. Gonna change that in my next training cycle. (Image: ThisOldRunner)

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And Now, It's Race Week!

It's RACE WEEK for Tampa’s #HotChocolate15K and 5K races! The expo is Saturday (Dec. 18) and the race along Bayshore is Sunday (Dec. 19). I’ll post info on the Expo and Race Day later this week.

If you’re in the mood for a fun holiday run, join us in Tampa next weekend! Register to run the 15K or 5K to earn some sweet swag. Use my promo code "HC21" to add a custom #HotChocolate Buff to your SWAG bag!

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