Photo: Semionas Finkelšteinas and Olga Bliumenzon greet the winners.

The Lithuanian Makabi Athletics Club’s 6th annual fun-run was held on September 24 and there were so many wanting to participate organizers had to shut down registration.

Makabi president Semionas Finkelšteinas and vice president Olga Bliumenzon greeted participants wishing them success on the track.

Over 120 runners ran 1.5 and 3 km courses in three age groups. All participants received Makabi t-shirts and participation medals, with special medals for first-, second- and third-place winners and a special gift to first-place champions.

The annual fun-run has become popular with students and their parents from the Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium, accounting for 58 participants this year. Physical education teacher Vilija Taralienė and school principal Ruth Reches were there to cheer on their team.

Makabi Club athlete and pentathlon veteran Danielius Jevensaperis took first place on the 3 km course. His sister Gabrielė took second and mother Virginija Deveikytė took third on the same course.

Makabi president Semionas Finkelšteinas’s family members–five in all–also made an excellent showing.

The event was organized by senior referee Evaldas Martinka and Makabi executive board members Levas Rivkinas and Danielis Gunevičius. The next Makabi event happens this month, October, so stay tuned.