FTMC Fall Cross 2025: Welcome Back to the VU Botanical Garden!

We kindly invite you all to the active celebration of the scientific community - the FTMC Fall Cross - on 10 October 2025.

Partners of the event: VU Health and Sports Center and VILNIUS TECH Sports and Arts Center.

We will run (and walk) in the charming surroundings of the Botanical Garden of Vilnius University in Kairėnai. Most of the track is asphalted. After the run (and walk) we will treat all participants with hot Lithuanian buckwheat porridge with (and without) meat and tea.

If running is not your cup of tea, we invite you to choose the 3 km walking track! It's perfect for walking with Nordic walking poles, but it's also fine without them. Or, if you don't have them but would like to try them out, we'll have a dozen pairs of poles on site, so feel free to ask when you arrive!

The event is only for staff of academic institutions, not for students.

Venue: 43 Kairėnų St., Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, enter from the Japanese Garden ticket office. Convenient parking spaces are also available there.

Meeting time: 10 October, 11:30 (change of clothes if necessary; issue of numbers, warm-up exercise).

Start time: 12:00.

Registration until 6 October (inclusive): https://forms.gle/2kvh2WUYhMYy7paAA

Choose the distance that suits you best:

3 km walking - easy walk;
3 km - easier course;
6 km - moderate;
9 km - endurance test.

Track link (one 3 km lap): https://www.maps.lt/short/3d958fbf

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1763415047648970

Important information: our beloved pets are not allowed in the VU Botanical Garden of Vilnius University.

Responsibility is an essential part of the event.

Each of us accepts responsibility for any incidents that may occur during the cross-country event, including collisions with other participants, collapses, etc., and any resulting injuries and/or possible health problems.
By signing the registration form, each of us confirms that:
- we are aware of and agree to these terms and conditions;
- we are sufficiently trained and healthy and there are no medical records that prohibit us from completing the chosen distance in this race;
- we waive any claim against our employer in respect of any injury that may arise from participation in this cross-country event.

We look forward to seeing you!

Info: FTMC