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2026 Go for Gold

Name: 2026 Go for Gold
Start: 2026-02-28
End: 2026-02-28
Location: Thatcher, Arizona

location_city Thatcher

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calendar_today 28 Feb, 2026

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About the Event

"Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Color Run" - hosted by Nathaniel's Childhood Cancer Foundation & Leila's Love.

The One Mile Fun Run starts at 09:00 AM with the chip-timed 5k race starting at 09:30 AM. The 1-mile fun run is just $20/participant when registered by February 13th and $22 after. The 5k Chip timed run is just $25/participant when registered by February 13th and $30 after. The entry fee includes an event t-shirt for each participant registered by February 13th. If you pre-register and cannot attend, you will still have the option to pick up your run t-shirt.

This event will begin on the Eastern Arizona College campus in front of the Monster Exchange. The Go Gold 5K Run has assisted several area children during their battle with cancer. Nathaniel's Childhood Cancer Foundation will continue the efforts to assist local families with 100% percent of the funds raised going directly to area families.

This year all funds will go directly to Lync Brawley and his family.

Races Offered

1 Mile Fun Run

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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09:00

2026 Go for Gold Color Run

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 2026 Go for Gold Color Run

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Type — Road running

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09:30

5k Run

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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09:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Thatcher.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 4.9° / 18.1°

wb_sunny 0.4° / 13.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.7 /

water_drop 41.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 4.9° / 18.1°

wb_sunny 0.4° / 13.4°

air 11.7 km/h

water_drop 41.1%

About Thatcher

Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 4,865. It is the home of Eastern Arizona College (EAC).