Our Team

Considered the “Godfather of running” in Latvia, Aigars did his first marathon in Chicago in 1999, his fastest one in Tokyo, and his slowest one (while drinking wine, his other passion besides running) in Marathon du Médoc. One of the most awarded communications and idea specialists in the region.

Operations Director at Rimi Riga Marathon since 2007, Inese is like a glue holding everything together – from finances to production of medals, event production and registration system! Considers New York her favourite City marathon for running and Berlin to meet the best-of-best from the running industry.

Rebeka takes care of communication strategy development, implementation, and the advancement of the overall vision throughout the season. She manages the creative processes of digital content, marketing, and communications, ensuring that our messages resonate effectively with audiences across all communication channels. Rebeka’s passion for athletics and professional understanding of sports complement the implementation of unique communication solutions.

Taking care of ideas and activations of Rimi Riga Marathon’s sponsors is a daunting task, if you consider how much we love our sponsors! Valda is also in charge of EXPO at Rimi Olympic Center, an event in an event, considering that more than 20 000 people wonder through EXPO in just two days!

An experienced and a super-efficient event producer, Aira has been an integral part of the Rimi Riga Marathon team for 6 years now. Her heart lies in art and creative event production and management, and she’s done everything from Riga Wine & Champagne to Adwards and Rimi Riga Marathon.

Martins oversees competitions, athletes, and our sports partners, including their communication efforts. He is in charge of implementing our technology partner products and developing the overall look and feel of our mass events, which includes graphic design for communications, start/finish areas, and the course, while also planning photo and video productions, and managing media operations.

Dāvis’ is the right hand pretty much for everyone in the team, however, his strong suit is event production and digital marketing.

Antra is responsible for creative and thoughtful texts, ensuring that every marathon participant has the necessary information. She began her journey in the running world as a participant of the ‘My First Marathon’ program in 2022, which was an excellent starting point for further challenges – both in her career and personal life.