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).
Dates and host clubs for the senior races in 2024, which start at 7.30pm, are shown below:
| Club | Date | Event website |
| Sudbury Joggers | 31st May 2024 | https://sudburyjoggers.club/races/sudbury-friday-5/ |
| Framlingham Flyers | 7th June 2024 | https://framflyers.org.uk/ricky-peacher-framlingham-friday-5/ |
| Felixstowe RRC | 14th June 2024 | http://frr.org.uk/events-and-results-2/club-events/kirton-friday-5/ |
| Saint Edmund Pacers | 21st June 2024 | https://www.pacers.org.uk/bury-friday-5/ |
| Stowmarket Striders | 28th June 2024 | http://stowmarketstriders.org.uk/friday-5 |
| Great Bentley RC | 5th July 2024 | https://gbrc.org.uk/our-races/great-bentley-friday-5/ |
Click on the event website link for each race to obtain further details.
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:
| Club | Race distance | Start time | Age categories |
| Sudbury Joggers | 2 km | 19:00 | School Years 10 and below |
| Framlingham Flyers | 1 km | 18:45 | School Years 4 and below |
| 2 km | 19:00 | School Years 5 to 10 | |
| Felixstowe RRC | 1.5 miles | 19:00 | School Years 10 and below |
| Saint Edmund Pacers | 1 km | 18:50 | School Years 4 and below |
| 2.4 km | 19:00 | School Years 5 to 10 | |
| Stowmarket Striders | 1 km | 19:00 | School Years 4 and below |
| 2 km | 19:00 | School Years 5 to 10 | |
| Great Bentley RC | 1 km | 18:40 | School Years 4 and below |
| 2 km | 18:40 | School Years 5 to 10 |