Riga marathon

Lattelecom Riga Marathon
venue	Riga Latvia
First run	1991
Records
distance	42.195 kilometers
track record	Men: 2:11:00 h, 2018 Tsedat Abeje Ayana   Women: 2:28:22 h, 2018 Georgina Jepkirui Rono
Website	Official website

The Riga Marathon (official name Lattelecom Riga Marathon ) is a marathon that has been taking place in the Latvian capital Riga since 1991 . The program also includes a half marathon and runs over 5 and 10 kilometers.

route

The course consists of two rounds. The start is at Riga Castle . After following the right bank of the Düna for one kilometer , turn into the Neustadt and return to the starting point past the National Theater and cross the Düna for a short turning point. Through the old town you come to a turning point stretch that leads upriver on the right bank of the Daugava. The second round begins with two loops through the Petersala and Skanste districts, before crossing the Düna again on the rope bridge, where this time the island of Ķīpsala is headed for. The last section leads again through the old town to the destination on the Daugava.

The half marathon is roughly the same as the first lap of the marathon.

statistics

Course records

marathon

• Men: 2:11:00 h, Tsedat Abeje Ayana ( ETH ), 2018
• Women: 2:28:22 h, Georgina Jepkirui Rono ( KEN ), 2018

half marathon

• Men: 1:05:40 h, Valērijs Žolnerovičs ( LAT ), 2010
• Women: 1:10:28 h, Jeļena Prokopčuka ( LAT ), 2012

Winners lists

marathon

Sources: Organizer website, ARRS

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
20th May 2018	Tsedat Abeje Ayana ( ETH )	2:11:00	Georgina Jepkirui Rono ( KEN )	2:28:22
May 14, 2017	Joseph Kyengo Munywoki ( KEN )	2:12:14	Bekelech Daba ( ETH )	2:31:22
May 15, 2016	Dominic Kangor ( KEN )	2:11:45	Shitaye Gemechu ( ETH )	2:38:40
17th May 2015	Haile Tolossa ( ETH )	2:12:28	Meseret Eshetu ( ETH )	2:37:03
May 18, 2014	Yu Chiba ( JPN )	2:13:43	Tigist Teshome Ayanu ( ETH )	2:36:50
May 19, 2013	Duncan Cheruiyot Koech ( KEN )	2:15:34	Nesga Aberash Bedasa ( ETH )	2:40:30
May 20, 2012	Titus Kipkorir Kurgat ( KEN )	2:16:52	Iraida Alexandrowa ( RUS )	2:37:37
May 22, 2011	Julius Kuto ( KEN )	2:15:48	Desta Girma ( ETH )	2:37:14
May 23, 2010	Benazzouz Slimani ( MAR )	2:17:33	Maryna Damanzewitsch ( BLR )	2:38:16
May 17, 2009	Aleh Hur ( BLR )	2:18:35	Kazjaryna Djamidawa ( BLR )	2:47:29
May 18, 2008	Sammy Kibet Rotich ( KEN )	2:16:42	Kaja Vals ( EST )	3:13:54
May 20, 2007	Johnstone Kipkorir Changwony ( KEN )	2:18:30	Lyudmila Rodina ( RUS )	2:50:07
0June 3, 2006	Yuri Vinogradov ( RUS )	2:41:52	Laura Zariņa ( LAT )	3:04:31
May 21, 2005	Vjačeslavs Bambāns ( LAT )	2:45:58	Kaja Mulla -2-	3:11:09
May 15, 2004	Dmitrijs Sļesarenoks ( LAT )	2:27:08	Modesta Drungilienė ( LTU )	2:58:29
May 17, 2003	Arūnas Balčiūnas -3-	2:28:07	Aušra Kavaliauskienė -2-	3:05:26
May 25, 2002	Arūnas Balčiūnas -2-	2:31:25	Anita Liepiņa ( LAT )	3:12:16
May 26, 2001	Ziedonis Zaļkalns -4-	2:27:25	Laila Ceika -4-	3:11:45
May 27, 2000	Ziedonis Zaļkalns -3-	2:30:59	Aušra Kavaliauskienė ( LTU )	3:12:11
May 22, 1999	Arūnas Balčiūnas ( LTU )	2:37:10	Laila Ceika -3-	3:37:21
May 23, 1998	Ziedonis Zaļkalns -2-	2:33:41	Laila Ceika -2-	3:27:49
May 31, 1997	Normunds Fedotovskis ( LAT )	2:33:05	Kaja Mulla ( EST )	3:12:26
0June 1, 1996	Aleksandrs Prokopčuks -2-	2:31:46	Inita Drēziņa ( LAT )	3:30:42
July 29, 1995	Ziedonis Zaļkalns ( LAT )	2:32:44	Galina Bernat ( EST )	3:02:11
July 30, 1994	Normunds Ivzāns ( LAT )	2:43:09	Laila Ceika ( LAT )	3:19:56
July 31, 1993	Aleksandrs Prokopčuks ( LAT )	2:26:41	Svetlana Tcaci ( MDA )	2:55:07
July 18, 1992	Gusman Abdulin ( KAZ )	2:21:29	Volha Judzenkowa ( BLR )	2:47:28
July 27, 1991	Vladimir Kalenkovich ( URS )	2:28:27	Alla Dudayeva ( URS )	2:43:53

half marathon

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
2012	Valērijs Žolnerovičs -2-	1:06:04	Jeļena Prokopčuka ( LAT )	1:10:28
2011	Sergei Lukin ( RUS )	1:06:28	Lyubov Morgunova ( RUS )	1:15:01
2010	Valērijs Žolnerovičs ( LAT )	1:05:40	Irene Makori Chepkirui ( KEN )	1:14:04
2009	Joel Kosgei Komen ( KEN )	1:06:49	Daniela Fetcere ( LAT )	1:23:05
2008	Pavel Loskutov ( EST )	1:05:52	Helen Decker ( GBR )	1:20:00
2007	Dainius Šaučikovas ( LTU )	1:09:17	Ilona Marhele ( LAT )	1:22:21
2006	Viktor's Sļesarenoks ( LAT )	1:15:20	Anita Liepiņa ( LAT )	1:33:43

Development of the number of finishers

year	marathon	including women	half marathon	including women
2012	898	141	2348	616
2011	811	106	2257	553
2010	663	113	1866	443
2009	581	097	1448	350

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marathon in Riga ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ arrs.run: Riga Marathon

Coordinates: 56 ° 56 ′ 52 ″  N , 24 ° 6 ′ 10 ″  E