Ashkelon 2025

Hello prospective Yachad members or veteran runners just rejoicing in memories from the great marathon this past March in Jerusalem! I’d like to share my experience with you all reading this. I was in Yeshiva this past year and saw the advertisement for the marathon in the Old City posted on some wall. I didn’t think twice about signing up for the 10k run and was excited to raise the money for the great cause I was going to run for! So it was and i started shooting emails to literally everyone i knew and could get too. I raised a little over $500 which was a great accomplishment in itself for me. Simultaneously, I was physically training to get in shape and run 10k in 50 minutes or less to reach my goal. Practicing with Chaim Wizman, the coach, and other runners was a ton of fun! Race day came and “I could feel the excitement in the air” as they say. I started out strong in the race and kept a fast pace and as a side note I remember during that whole hour of running there were 4 different season changes! It was sunny and hot, to rainy and cloudy, to windy and humid, and lastly it even hailed! in Jerusalem! After all I finished the 10k in 58 minutes and got in 1000th something place haha. What made all the running worth was meeting up with the people from Yachad in Gan Sacker on their Birthright trip. That’s when i felt the full accomplishment! hope to run the half marathon next year!