In addition to the Rimi Riga Marathon, our team is in charge of the World Athletics Road Running Championships right here in Riga on September 30 - October 1! And for the first time in worldwide history, anybody and everybody can register for the World Championships mass races and earn unique world championship medals in three distances - road mile (1609m), 5 km, and the half-marathon! Don’t miss your chance to run alongside world champions in this global running festival – register now!
Rimi Riga Marathon has become the first large-scale sports event in the Baltics, which has evaluated its impact on the environment by performing CO2e emission or carbon footprint calculations.
The running club is your virtual running companion, which will motivate you to train on a daily basis, allow you to compete with friends or colleagues and give you the opportunity to win valuable prizes.
Start times & time limits
May 6th, Freedom Monument:
May 7th, 11th November Embankment:
Start number pick up
Receiving start numbers for 42 km, 21 km, 10 km, 5 km and DPD Mile
Participants can pick up their start numbers at the Rimi Riga Marathon EXPO on May 6 – 7 from 10.00 to 20.00, presenting a confirmation letter with the assigned start number and identity document.
Start numbers for teams
A team representative can apply for packing and delivery of their team numbers to an office in Latvia via DPD courier. Such service must be requested at the time of registration or separately from 5 April to 25 April 2023 at 23.59. Service fee:
Can I change the distance?
Until April 17th, it is possible to make the following changes to registrations by making an additional payment for the service:
Can I change my team name?
Any participant can be in a team – even just a team of two! However, in order to be in the same team, it is necessary to indicate mutually identical names during registration. For example, a team named “RUNNING IS AWESOME” is not the same as “Running is awesome”. If assistance is needed, feel free to write to marathon@necom.lv.