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I Can 5k
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I Can 5k

Thornton, Colorado, United States View on map
Oct 03, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

You CAN 5k.  This event is for EVERY ONE.  EVERY BODY. 

You won't get lost.  You won't get forgotten.  You'll run (or jog or walk or crawl) a clearly marked 5k course with friendly volunteers pointing the way!  We're going to keep you motivated and safe along the way.  When you're done we'll be at the finish line with a huge smile and a high five to celebrate YOU, because YOU CAN 5k!!

Leading up to your race, you'll champion others to donate to one of the local event charities.  As your donations grow, so does your swag bag!

Pick your distance

Running

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I Can 5k for Clean Colorado Coalition

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Free
Open

I Can 5k for Latina Safehouse

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Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Thornton, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
51.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 3, 2026 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 3, 2026 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 40m

The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 6:39 PM local time (MDT) in Thornton on October 3, 2026 — 11h 40m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — I Can 5k

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 13 Thornton events

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