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The Hero's Journey 5K

Aurora, Colorado, United States

calendar_today 25 Jul, 2026

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sell $10.00 – $35.00

About the Event

The 7/20 Foundation is proud to present the 5th annual Hero’s Journey 5k Run/Walk. This race makes its way through Aurora's City Center and the High Line canal trail with a start and finish in the 7/20 Memorial Reflection Garden. For those over 21, this race includes admission into the 7/20 Foundation's annual beer festival.

The Hero's Journey represents any person who faces a challenge, encounters struggles to overcome it, and returns home a Hero. We hope this 5k is a transformative experience as you run/walk together; whether you are a veteran runner or this is your first 5k. We chose to start the run across from the theater and end in the 7/20 Memorial Reflection Garden as your return home/finish line to honor the journey from tragedy to hope. It is the perfect place for each of us to honor and celebrate our collective accomplishment as well as our heroes from the July 20, 2012 tragedy.

Proceeds raised through the event will go toward the Zack Golditch Opportunity Scholarship.

Races Offered

Virtual 5K

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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00:00

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$15.00

5K (21 and older)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$35.00

5K Under 21

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$30.00

Kids Fun Run

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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08:45

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$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Aurora.

thermostat Temperature

16.8° / 30.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

14.4° / 28.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

13h 0m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

41.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:44

nightlight Sunset

20:23

About Aurora

Learn more about the host city, Aurora.

Aurora is a city of about 400,000 of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies immediately east of Denver in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties. In 2008 it was named the "All American City."