Representatives of VMU took prize places in Klaipėda Marathon

On June 14th was held the 5th Klaipėda Marathon, in which over 300 runners from Lithuania and Latvia (such number participants were planned according to SAM recommendations) took part. The participants were not frightened by the heat, the strong gusty wind, or the hills on the track. Over 30 participants, including three from Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), decided to cover the longest distance, the marathon route about 42 km.

Virgilijus Maštaitis, an employee of VMU Sports Centre, demonstrated his excellent sports form and became the winner after covering the distance in 2 hours 52 minutes and 55 seconds. The second place in the men’s group won VMU student Ruslanas Seitkalijevas, and the fourth place won VMU Sports Centre coach Alfonsas Kazlauskas.

For our university representatives, this marathon was the preparation for the Lithuanian 100 km championship, which will be held in July.