The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, visited Walthourville on Tuesday morning.

An estimated 50,000 children in over 1,000 cities and towns along the route are expected to participate when the Peace Run (peacerun.org ) visits schools, youth organizations and local events. Runners will offer educational presentations that promote self-esteem and the oneness of humanity.

For nearly 40 years, the Peace Run has traversed over 160 nations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia as a symbol of humanity’s universal aspiration for a more peaceful world.

A team of runners left New York City on April 16 and will pass the Torch along the over 10,000-mile route. The continuous relay will run through all 50 states in honor of the 250th Anniversary of America during the four-month journey before arriving back in New York in August. The team will run in Alaska and Hawaii in September.

The team covered 67 miles on the 28th running from Savannah to Jesup on local roads, passing the Peace Torch along the way.

The Peace Run was inspired by visionary Sri Chinmoy to give people a dynamic way to express their own hopes and dreams for a more harmonious world. An athlete, philosopher, artist, musician and poet, Sri Chinmoy dedicated his life to advancing the ideals of world harmony and said, “How can we have peace? Not by talking about peace, but by walking along the road of peace.”