The organization:

Who: F.O.R., Foundation Organization Running, is an association costituted by nearly all former-athletes of national level, whose president is Gianni Poli, winner of the New York City Marathon in 1986.

What: The targets the association pursues are mainly the spread and the promotion of jogging, running races and track-and-field activities in general, in collaboration with Public Institutions, with the aim of encouraging the beginners and developping a positive attitude towards these events. F.O.R. has achieved to organize the 11th edition of the Cortina - Dobbiaco Run

Why: The associates believe that beyond the well-known physical benefits, running has the strong power of integrating those who participate to a sport event. Running is becoming more and more fashionable nowadays among the adults, but according to F.O.R. it has to be stimulated more among young people and children. That's why F.O.R., from the very beginning, organizes in addition to 31,5 Km two shorter non-competitive races, 13 and 4 km, conceived in order to involve the children and not agonist runners who wish to participate to this healthy adventure in the nature: the Race in the Dolomites.

Since the 7. edition the "race of the children" of 2km will be realized on Saturday afternoon, while on Sunday for the first time was realized the benefit-race of 4km for families. The start is at the lake of Dobbiaco. The incomes of this running go completely to the organisation DEBRA South Tyrol.