St. Simon's Church in Valmiera, where the finish line of the Riga-Valmiera 107 km run is located.
3 May
Rīgas pilsēta
Ceļu
107 km
St. Simon's Church in Valmiera, where the finish line of the Riga-Valmiera 107 km run is located.
The runner finishes the Rīga-Valmiera 107 km race, smiling happily.
Aerial view of the snow-covered St. Simon's Church in Valmiera, at the finish line of the Riga-Valmiera race.
Runners on the road, preparing for the Rīga-Valmiera 107 km marathon.

Rīga-Valmiera 107 km

Rīga

Race description

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The 107-kilometer charity run Rīga–Valmiera will take place this year for the eleventh consecutive time, and this time it will be held on the day of Latvia's Restoration Day, May 4th. The run, which starts at the Freedom Monument in Rīga and ends at St. Simon's Church in Valmiera, will gather 215 participants from 10 countries who will raise funds for two charitable causes, including the rehabilitation of five-year-old Regnārs from Valmiera. The finish is counted when the door knocker is touched within a 19-hour time limit.

Highlights

  • The race is included in the IAU gold category and offers 9 checkpoints with an official 100 km split.
  • This year, the run marks its tenth anniversary and brings together a record number of participants, which has never before exceeded two hundred.
  • At the finish, runners will receive the traditional strudel and a bottle of kefir, and the fastest will be greeted by this year's guardian angel, Regnārs.

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