FAQ

The Rimi Riga Marathon in 2025 will be held on May 17th and 18th!

May 17

11:00 AM DPD Mile (starts at the Latvian National Museum of Art and finishes at the Freedom Monument)

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Kids’ Day (11 November Embankment)

May 18 at 11 November Embankment

7:00 AM 21 km ELITE

7:05 AM 42 km

9:00 AM 21 km

12:30 PM 10 km

14:30 PM 6 km FIRST wave

15:30 PM 6 km SECOND wave

DPD mile will take place on May 17. The participants will start at the Latvian National Museum of Art and finish at the Freedom Monument.

To receive a bib number with your name, register for the Rimi Riga Marathon by April 1st, 2025.

At the DPD Mile the whole family can participate without age restrictions, provided that at least one adult, fully capable and legally competent family member takes part in the run.

The Rimi Riga Marathon is open to Nordic Walkers and participants with the strollers, but the time limit on the course must be observed.

Runners of the Rimi Riga Marathon will have access to a baggage storage at the Doma Square.

Please note that the baggage storage service is available only with official bags and upon prior selection. If you decide to use the baggage storage, please indicate it during the registration process or in your user profile after registration. The selection period ends on April 16th.

The storage service for bags is free of charge; however, we encourage you to evaluate its necessity, as the production of each bag, even from recycled materials, has a negative impact on the environment.

Information about the sustainability of the Rimi Riga Marathon can be found here.

If you haven’t paid for your registration, you will receive a reminder e-mail to finalize your registration for your chosen course. Once you complete your registration, you do not need to reply to the reminder e-mail. After a successful registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail in your inbox.

When registering for the marathon, you can choose additional options:

• Bag check free of charge

Please add this option if you want to use the official marathon bag check. If you opt in, you will receive the official marathon bag for storing your personal belongings at the start and finish area.

• Official T-shirt

In your registration profile, you can also indicate that you would like to purchase the official marathon Nike running shirt shirt (Nike Dri-FIT Miler) for €43.99. There will be white and black shirts for 2025 available.

• Compensate your carbon footprint

Each one of us leaves a CO2e footprint during a marathon, so we invite you to compensate for your own by contributing to an environmental project in Riga that we will support through the “Run for Future by Neste” sustainability program. By doing so, we will offset the total CO2 footprint created by the marathon.

• Donate for charity initiative “Movement for movement”

Donate for charity initiative “Movement for movement” to help children with mobility impairments. All donated funds will be directed to the co-financing of orthoses and orthopaedic shoes, as well as to the provision of other needs of children with mobility impairments.

Registration must be done by creating your profile and then registering yourself for the race of your choice.

Registration can be completed electronically on the Rimi Riga Marathon website www.rimirigamarathon.com up to May 17, 2025 at 20:00.

Distance change to a shorter can be made free of charge until March 31, 2025.

From April 1 till May 11, the service will be available for an additional fee of 15 €.

Please note that from May 12, 2025, distance changes will no longer be possible.

To apply for changes, it is necessary to  fill out the application form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

If there are any uncertainties, please contact the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon at marathon@necom.lv

It is possible to switch to a longer distance until May 11, 2025, by paying an additional fee of 25 euros. The option to upgrade to a longer distance applies to the 5 km, 10 km, and half marathon distances. If you are a DPD Mile participant and still wish to change your distance, you will need to re-register for the selected distance.

Please note that from May 12, 2025, distance changes will no longer be possible.

To apply for changes, it is necessary to make a payment for the service and fill out the application form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

If there are any uncertainties, please contact the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon at marathon@necom.lv

If you have paid for participation in the event, you can transfer your entry to another person for the 2025 race taking place on May 17-18, by informing the organizers accordingly and filling out the application form. The transfer of a participant’s entry to another person is free of charge until March 31, 2025.

From April 1 to May 11, a transfer can be made by paying an additional fee of 15.00 EUR.

Starting from May 12, 2025, it is not possible to transfer the entry to another person.

To apply for changes, it is necessary to make a payment for the service and fill out the application form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

If there are any uncertainties, please contact the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon at marathon@necom.lv

Until May 11, 2025, you have the option to transfer your paid entry to the 2026 Rimi Riga Marathon by paying an additional fee of 15.00 EUR.

Starting from May 12, 2025, transferring the entry is not possible.

To apply for changes, it is necessary to make a payment for the service and fill out the application form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

If there are any uncertainties regarding previous year re-registrations, please contact the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon at marathon@necom.lv

There are two ways to register a team:

1. The responsible person registers the entire team, and during the registration process, it is indicated that the payment will be made by invoice
2. Each team member registers individually by entering the unique registration code provided by us. The code will include your desired code expiration date and the number of participants. After the specified period (with the option to extend the code upon your request), we close the registration and prepare an invoice

Find the team registration guide HERE.

Team member substitutions (replacing one name with another) within the same distance are possible free of charge until March 31, 2025.

From April 1 to May 11, 2025, team member substitutions can be made by paying an additional fee of €15 for each changed participant.

Starting from May 13, 2025, participant substitutions will not be possible.

To apply for changes, it is necessary to fill out the application form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

If there are any uncertainties regarding previous year re-registrations, please contact the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon at marathon@necom.lv

Mistakes and errors submitted in the registration process, including date of birth and team name, can be amended up to the May 11, 2025, directly in the registration accounts or in registration changes form: https://rimirigamarathon.com/en/registration-changes/

Starting from May 12, 2025, it will no longer be possible to make corrections.

There are three free distances – Happy babies course (0-3 years), 200 m (3-8 years) and 400m (5-12 years). Registration for the free distances will open in spring 2025.

It is currently possible to register for the Kids’ Day race ‘Sprint King and Queen’.

Each child receives one special finisher’s medal for participating in free Kids’ Day distances.

The running courses are divided into different age groups.

• There is no age limit for the “Sprint Queen and King” and “DPD Mile” distances
• “Happy baby” track from 0 to 3 years
• “200 m” from 3 to 8 years
• “400 m” from 5 to 12 years