Name: Cocoa Classic 5k
Start: 2026-11-08
End: 2026-11-08
Location: Saint Louis

About the Event

Cocoa Classic 5K — St. Louis

Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 11:00 a.m.
Washington University in St. Louis, Danforth Campus

www.runcocoaclassic.com

The Cocoa Classic is a 5K with a purpose: raising money for mental health work reaching teens and young adults before a crisis, not after.

The race was founded by Collin Maher as a high school sophomore in Atlanta, after he noticed kids at a local food bank wearing worn-out shoes. What started as an Eagle Scout project put new shoes on more than 1,600 children. Collin died by suicide in May 2026, weeks after finishing his freshman year at WashU. He was 19.

This race is the St. Louis Cocoa Classic — run on the campus he loved, on Olympic ground, for the young people who need someone to notice.

The course runs through the Danforth Campus: 169 acres of Collegiate Gothic architecture and an accredited arboretum, at the best week of the year for it. The 1904 Olympic Games were held here — the first anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.

Registration
$35 — Through October 8
$40 — October 9 through November 7
$45 — Race day

Every finisher receives a Cocoa Classic shirt, and there's hot cocoa at the line.

Bose speakers for overall Male and Female winners

Custom Cocoa Classic medals for overall, masters, and age group winners.

Chip-timed by Big River Race Management.

Walkers and strollers welcome. Come to race it, or come to walk it with your family.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988.

Races Offered

Cocoa Classic 5k

Nov 08, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

11:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Saint Louis.

thermostat Temperature

4.7° / 13.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

1.0° / 10.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 0m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

11.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:43

nightlight Sunset

17:47

About Saint Louis

Learn more about the host city, Saint Louis.

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's metropolitan statistical area is the 23rd-largest in the United States.