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Kids: Go run in the street.

The after-school GO FAR program, led by physical education teachers, will hold its eighth 5K at 9 a.m. Saturday in High Point.

More than 1,100 runners, mostly 9- and 10-year-olds but including parents and teachers, from Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point are expected.

The 3.1-mile race, which will start at Showplace, will culminate 10 weeks of training for the participants.

High Point physician assistant Robin Lindsay developed the 10-week curriculum in 2003 as an accessible and low-cost answer to the childhood obesity epidemic and its related health complications.

"We created the program to teach kids that they can set and reach goals, and that being active feels good," Lindsay said in a news release. "GO FAR influences the whole family. Moms and dads start to run with their kids and make healthier choices in the grocery store. We've seen a great ripple effect."

Galloway in High Point

Jeff Galloway, the creator of the Galloway run-walk-run method and a Runner's World magazine columnist, will visit High Point on May 20 to talk about lifelong fitness in a benefit for GO FAR.

The event at the Natuzzi showroom (130 W. Commerce Ave., High Point), will include finger foods, beer and wine. Tickets are $20 for one, $30 for two (or free to all GO FAR donors of $75 or more) and will help GO FAR reach more at-risk children.

Buy tickets at Off 'N Running Sports, 2201 Joan Ave., Greensboro, or by contacting Lisa Watts at lwatts5@triad.rr.com.

Find a race

May could be your month to try a 5K. Or two. Or more.

Races are scheduled across the Triad on all five Saturdays.

Among them:

* The Komen Race for the Cure is scheduled for Saturday in Winston-Salem, and nearly 10,000 people are registered. A timed 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the untimed 5K set for 8:40.

* The Police Memorial 5K will take place in downtown Greensboro at 8:30 a.m. May 8.

* The High Point Firefighters Association 5K is scheduled for the same morning at 8 a.m.

* 5Ks are set for May 22 in Greensboro, Pleasant Garden, Kernersville, Oak Ridge and Liberty.

Contact Eddie Wooten at 373-7093 or eddie.wooten@news-record.com