Grand Valley Oncology - Life In Color 5K

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Date 03 Apr, 2027
Races 2 distances
Entry fee $35.00
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Grand Valley Oncology - Life In Color 5K

About the event

This is a 5K fund raiser for Grand Valley Oncology. This year we are raising money for our Gas & Lodging program. The program offers travel assistance and lodging for out of town patients seeking oncology care. 

The 5K course is composed of 3 and half loops around the perimeter of the Community Hospital and includes a mix of road, sidewalk and gravel path. Participants will run through showers of food grade colored powder for the ultimate color experience!

We want to make this event fun for all ages and accessible to all ability groups. Participants have the option to signup for the timed 5K or the Fun Run/Walk .  Both options are the same course.  Timed 5K participants receive a timing chip on their bib and will be lined up in the first wave of the race.  Fun Run participants will not receive a bib and can take the course at their own pace and have fun along the way.

We chose the theme of Life in Color because cancer comes in all different "colors" and we want to fund raise and support cancer patients in living their fullest lives.  Colorful costumes encouraged!

 

What to Wear/Expect:

White Clothes: Essential for making the colors pop.

Protection: Sunglasses and bandanas are often used to protect eyes and mouth from the powder.

Cleanup: The powder generally washes out, but it is advised to wear clothing you don't mind getting stained.

 

Packet Pickup / Race Day:

Packet Pickup will be in Grand Valley Oncology downstairs lobby on Friday 4/2/27 between 4pm-6pm.

Late Registration and on the day of the race is $45 and will start at 7:15am on 4/3/27.

Register by 3/6/27 to guarantee a T-shirt.

Race will start in the Adventure Academy Parking Lot. Parking is available directly across the street or in the gravel lot located just west of Adventure Academy.

Races offered

03Apr

Grand Valley Oncology - Life In Color 5K (Timed run)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$35.00
03Apr

Grand Valley Oncology - Life in Color 5k (Untimed walk)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$35.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for April in Grand Junction.

Temperature15.8° / 32.9°
Feels like12.4° / 28.9°
Sunshine hours13h 37m
Rainfall0.4 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.2 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity24.9%
Max UV indexVery High (8.0)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise05:48
Sunset20:40

About Grand Junction

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Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument. With a population of about 69,000, Grand Junction is the most populous city in the western half of the U.S. state of Colorado and the seat of Mesa County.

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