The Rimi Vilnius Marathon is an annual road
marathon event, held in
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
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Lithuania. The main sponsor of the marathon is Rimi. Race offers marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k and children run experience.
The course includes the most beautiful and distinctive places in Vilnius:
Vilnius Old Town
The Old Town of Vilnius ( lt, Vilniaus senamiestis, pl, Stare Miasto w Wilnie, be, Стары горад у Вільнюсе, russian: Старый город в Вильнюсe), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in both Norther ...
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Vingis Park
Vingis Park ( lt, Vingio parkas) is the largest park in Vilnius, Lithuania, covering . It is located in a curve of the Neris River, hence its Lithuanian name: 'vingis' means "bend", "curve"; the same meaning has the historical Polish name of the ...
, riverbank of
Neris
The river Neris () or Viliya ( be, Ві́лія, pl, Wilia ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, as ...
, and even forest in Valakampiai. The start and finish line is near the
Cathedral Square in the very heart of Vilnius.
The event is organized by the Public Institution "Tarptautinis Maratonas". This institution also organizes other endurance sports events –
Trakai triathlon,
Vilnius Women Run, and
Vilnius Christmas run.
History
The first Vilnius Marathon was launched in 1990. After few pauses and difficulties, it reached 2001, when the
Lithuanian Athletic Federation organised the first mass run (Maxima Cup), which became the predecessor of the Vilnius Marathon. Longest distance in 2001 was 10 kilometers.
Full distance of the full marathon (42 km 195 metres) was launched on September 11, 2004. This day started new history of Vilnius, when more than 200 professional and non-professional runners from 10 countries participated in the event.
Half Marathon distance was added to the programme in 2006. Quarter marathon was introduced in 2012.
In 2007, Vilnius Marathon became a member of AIMS. From that moment full marathon course was always certified.
This event tripled the number of participants between 2012 and 2015. In 2012 there were over 5000 runners, while 16424 runners ran the marathon event in 2015.
The Vilnius marathon course record of 2:19:49 was set by Dmitrijs Serjogins from Latvia in 2020. The women's record of 2:39:40 was set by Diana Lobačevskė during the 2020 Vilnius marathon.
Results
Last updated: 2020–01–29.
References
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External links
Vilnius Marathon Photos of 2014List of winners by year
Marathons in Lithuania
Sport in Vilnius
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
Half marathons
2001 establishments in Lithuania
Autumn events in Lithuania