‘Corri la Vita’ Run for Life on Sept. 25

Sunday, September 25 (9:30 am): CORRI LA VITA.  Piazza del Duomo and the historical center of Florence.  Donation fee: €10.

All are invited to take a jog through Florence’s city center to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.  Open to both runners and walkers of all ages, Corri La Vita (Run for Life) offers five and 12K races beginning at Piazza Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni respectively.  Both will finish at Piazza Signoria after passing by Florence’s beautiful  landmarks.

Since its inaugural race in 2003 Corri La Vita has grown steadily into a highly anticipated, crowd-drawing event to aid the global fight against breast cancer, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts all over the world.

With registration comes a commemorative turquoise t-shirt designed and provided by Salvatore Ferragamo.  After the race, for those wearing the t-shirt, free admission will be offered at the Ferragamo Museum with the exhibition Between Art and Fashion and Palazzo Strozzi, which will be hosting the Ai Weiwei exhibition in addition to the Gucci museum, the Botanical Garden with free, guided tours offered at Refectory of Ognissanti (Ghirlandaio fresco), the baroque church of San Filippo Neri and the 15th century courtyard of Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni.

All proceeds from Corri La Vita are divided between main projects with the majority being donated to the Public Health Department of Florence to directly benefit breast cancer patients, their volunteers, research organizations and recovery facilities.  Specifically proceeds also go to LILT –  Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori Sezione di Firenze (Florence Cancer Association) supporting Ce.Ri.On. Centro Riabilitazione Oncologica (Oncology Center in Florence), FILE Fondazione Italiana di Leniterapia (palliative care association), “The Vito Distante Project in Breast Cancer Clinical Research” and SenoNetwork Italia Onlus (national network for cancer patients).

For donations, race registration (which is also possible onsite on the day), a complete list of open museums, and more information, visit corrilavita.it.