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a GO FAR Coach changes lives.

As a GO FAR coach, you’ll help kids set goals, work hard, and feel incredible when they cross the 5K finish line! Plus, you’ll inspire families to get active, adopt healthier habits, and run the race together. In short, becoming a GO FAR coach will enable you to:

  • Empower kids to set goals and achieve them 

  • Build confidence, healthy habits, and pride 

  • Inspire families to get active together 

  • Lead a fun, positive, and lasting change 

Join us as a GO FAR coach and help create stronger, healthier communities—one run at a time!

Become a GO FAR Coach
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Coach Responsibilities:

  • Inspire and lead your team 

  • Manage registrations and details 

  • Communicate with parents effectively 

  • Stay informed by reading GO FAR updates 

Coach Training and Mentorship:

  • Onboarding training to get started 

  • Ongoing support and communication from GO FAR

  • Connect with coaches at the Kickoff of each season

  • Access to curriculum and toolkit 

coach Toolkit

We’re here to support you every step of the way. Access coaches newsletters and more to help your team GO FAR.

Coach Login

Your Questions, Answered

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQs or fill out the contact form below and we’ll be in touch!

  • GO FAR (Go Out For A Run) is a youth health and fitness nonprofit that uses running and movement as the starting point for something bigger: building lifelong healthy habits that ripple out from kids to their families and communities. Founded in 2003, we now serve 69 sites across five counties in the Piedmont Triad.

  • We're not just about the run. Through our four pillars — Lace Up, Fuel Up, Gear Up, and our Holistic Health Learning Lab — we address movement, nutrition, mental wellness, and access, so kids build habits that support their whole health, not just their mile time.

  • Our curriculum is designed to reach youth in grades K–8th. Each club coach determines which grade levels their club includes, a decision that's most often shaped by how many adult volunteers are available to help run the club.

  • We partner with schools, community centers, and youth organizations across Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Randolph, and Davidson counties to bring GO FAR programming on-site. Reach out through our website and our team will walk you through what a partnership looks like for your site.

  • There are lots of ways to get involved — from coaching and race-day volunteering to sponsoring a site or attending one of our community 5Ks. We especially love partnering with companies looking for group volunteer opportunities, particularly on race day — it's a great way for teams to give back together. Every bit of support helps us reach more kids and families across the Triad.

  • GO FAR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we rely on donations, grants, sponsorships, and event proceeds (like our community 5K series) to keep programming free or low-cost for the kids and families who need it most. Gifts of any size directly fund our sites across the five counties we serve.