Friday 5 Series

The J M Finn Friday 5 Series is a popular series of 5 mile races and accompanying junior races held on Friday evenings between May and July, across Suffolk and Essex. The races, which are organised by various local clubs, are family friendly and are a great way to spend a summers evening. Prizes are awarded to individuals and teams at each race, and also for the series as a whole (based on a points system).

As these are essentially team events you will need to wear an HRC vest or t-shirt in primary Club colours, i.e. black vest/t-shirt with silver writing and side panels. If you don’t have a HRC vest or t-shirt you can obtain one from the club shop.

Dates and host clubs for the senior races to be held in 2026 are shown in the table below:

ClubDateEvent website
Felixstowe RRC22nd May 2026http://frr.org.uk/events-and-results-2/club-events/kirton-friday-5/
Framlingham Flyers29th May 2026https://framflyers.org.uk/ricky-peacher-framlingham-friday-5/
Sudbury Joggers5th June 2026https://sudburyjoggers.club/races/sudbury-friday-5/
Saint Edmund Pacers19th June 2026https://www.pacers.org.uk/bury-friday-5/
Stowmarket Striders26th June 2026http://stowmarketstriders.org.uk/friday-5
Great Bentley RC3rd July 2026https://gbrc.org.uk/our-races/great-bentley-friday-5/

Entries for these events are now open. You can register for the events HERE.

Junior races are also held at each of the above events. Details of the race distance(s), start time(s) and age categories for each of the junior races are as follows:

ClubRace distanceStart timeAge categories
Felixstowe RRC1.5M19:00School Years 10 and below
Sudbury Joggers2 km19:00School Years 10 and below
Framlingham Flyers1 km18:45School Years 4 and below
2 km19:00School Years 5 to 10
Saint Edmund Pacers1 km18:50School Years 4 and below
2.4 km19:00School Years 5 to 10
Stowmarket Striders1 km19:00School Years 4 and below
2 km19:00School Years 5 to 10
Great Bentley RC1 km18:40School Years 4 and below
2 km18:40School Years 5 to 10