Riga Marathon
| Riga Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–19 May 2024 |
| Location | Riga, Latvia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 10k, 5k, Mile |
| Primary sponsor | Rimi Baltic |
| Established | 1991 |
| Course records | Marathon: Men's: 2:08:51 (2019) Andualem Shiferaw Women's: 2:26:18 (2019) Birke Debele Half Marathon: Men's: 1:00:21 (2024) Samwel Mailu Women's: 1:07:13 (2024) Judy Kemboi |
| Official site | Riga Marathon |
| Participants | 4,350 marathon runners (2025) 40,122 (all races, 2025) |
The Riga Marathon (also known as the Rimi Riga Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in Riga, Latvia, since 1991. A flat, single-lap marathon course in the Baltics' largest city. The marathon course has been measured and certified by AIMS, the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. All courses are traffic-free. Rimi Riga Marathon is one of the fastest-growing marathons in Northern Europe. In 2025, there were 40,122 participants across all distances from 109 countries.
The marathon starts and finishes near Riga Castle, and runs through Old Riga as well as across the Daugava River. In the marathon weekend it is possible to run a 42,195 kilometer marathon distance, 21,095 kilometer half marathon, 10 kilometer, 6 kilometer and mile course distances.