Grand Valley Oncology - Life In Color 5K
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Grand Valley Oncology - Life In Color 5K

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States View on map
Apr 03, 2027 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

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 6/5/26 between 4pm-6pm.

Late Registration and on the day of the race is $45 and will start at 7:15am on 6/6/26. 

Register by 5/10/26 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.

Pick your distance

Running

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

Apr 03, 2027 5K 8:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Walking

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

Apr 03, 2027 5K 8:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Junction, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 8.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 6.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
40.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 3, 2027 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 3, 2027 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 44m

The sun rises at 6:55 AM and sets at 7:39 PM local time (MDT) in Grand Junction on April 3, 2027 — 12h 44m of daylight.

Course

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  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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