The 10th Annual Arc Otsego Hot Cocoa 5K Run & 1K Walk, Run & Roll 2024

10 years and still going strong because of you. Come help us celebrate a decade of the Hot Cocoa by signing up today!

When you walk, run or roll the Arc Otsego's Hot Cocoa 5K or 1K, you are helping make life sweeter for people with developmental disabilities! Proceeds benefit The Arc Otsego's Helping Hands Fund which assists individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to seize life's opportunities and overcome life's challenges.

You can sign up anytime between now and October 25th at 4pm.

Details: The 5K course will be fully in Neahwa Park! Two laps of the beautiful park will get you to our 5k finish. We are excited to provide a fully in the park course, which provides better safety for runners, walkers, and rollers, and more spectators to cheer you on!

Times and costs are as follows:

1K, 9:30 a.m.
5K, 10:15 a.m.

1K, $15 
5K, $25 
Children under 5 free (shirt is not available)

Commemorative mugs may also be purchased for $5 each. Please refer to the registration form for more information.

You can also add a membership to The Arc Otsego for $10. This supports advocacy efforts, programs, and support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will receive a 10% discount at The Otsego ReUse Center and the Main View Gallery and Gift Shop for the year as a thank you for your membership!

Commemorative 10th Anniversary 1/4 Zip Sweatershirts (mockup below) may also be purchased for $30 each.

Please refer to the registration form for more information.

Online registration will close Friday, October 25th. After that date please sign up on the day of the race in the park.

Register by 4 p.m. on September 25th to be guaranteed your shirt. Participants selecting youth sizes will receive a short-sleeve race t-shirt. Participants selecting adult sizes will receive long sleeve shirts. Registrations for kids under 5 are free and do not include a shirt.

Registrations after 4pm on September 25th are not guaranteed a shirt, but there will be additional available and we will do our best to meet your needs on a first come, first serve basis for those registering after September 25. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, visit, contact Faith Tiemann, Chief Marketing Officer, at tiemannf@arcotsego.org

Additional Information:

Early packet pickup will be held at The Arc Otsego, located at 35 Academy Street in Oneonta, on October 31st from 930am to 3pm, and November 1, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Same-day packet pick up will be held at the Oneonta Outlaws Clubhouse from 7:45 -9:15 a.m. 

Registration will close Friday, October 25, 2024. After this time, you may register day-of in Neahwa Park.