The Arkwrights / Turners 5K Summer Series

The Arkwrights/Turners 5K Summer Series is a league competition consisting of six races run on Thursday evenings between April and August.  It is currently sponsored by Arkwright & Co and Turners (Soham) Ltd.  Under previous sponsorships the league was known as the “Hockeys” and “Kevin Henry” series and these names are still occasionally used by some.

As of 2024 the league consists of the following clubs, listed in no particular order:

 
Each club hosts one race in the series (though HI Runners and CTC host one fixture between them).  Courses vary significantly in terrain and difficulty but all are nominally 5k in length.  Dates are shown on the competition calendar and also circulated in the monthly club newsletter.
 

The main 5k race at each fixture is open to club members aged 14+ (on race day).  Some, but not all, fixtures offer a 2k junior race for ages 9-13.  Exact timings and other race-day information will be circulated to all club members by email about one week prior to the race.

As shown on the membership page, social-only members are not eligible to run in these races.  Second claim members can compete for Joggers so long as their first-claim club is not also in the league.  No non-member “guests” are permitted.

There is no charge for entry but, as with all league competitions, club vests (in official colours) must be worn.

Scoring

The team scoring arrangements are somewhat inscrutable but, approximately, every runner who completes the race earns a point for their team with extra credit being awarded to the top 5 men and top 5 women from each club.  Fortunately it is not necessary to understand the exact calculation method because three simple rules suffice for success:

  • Enter the race no matter how fast or slow you are since every runner counts
  • Try to run faster than athletes from the other teams
  • Otherwise, just run as fast as you can
 
All the Arkwrights/Turners fixtures, except for the one hosted by Newmarket Joggers, count towards the NJ Grand Prix.
FixtureHost ClubDate & TimeResults
1Ely Runners
30 April – 7pm start), Ben’s Yard, Stuntney, near Ely CB7 5TR.
 

https://newmarketjoggers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TurnerArkwrights2026-ELY-draft_results_script.xlsx

2Histon & Impington Runners,
21 May), at Chivers Old Farm, CB24 9EL, behind the Spire Hospital. NO JUNIOR RACE.
 

https://newmarketjoggers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TurnerArkwrights2026-HI-draft_results_script.xlsx

3Newmarket Joggers4 June at Rowley Drive Racecourse.https://newmarketjoggers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TurnerArkwrights2026-NJ-draft_results_script.xlsx
4Haverhill Running Club

25 June), Kedington Community Centre, Kedington, CB9 7QQ

 
5Saffron Striders16 July at Carver Barracks in Wimbish/Debden, to the south of Saffron Walden, CB10 2YA.https://newmarketjoggers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TurnerArkwrights2026-Race4-SS-results.xlsx
6Royston Runners30 July at Heath Sports Centre, SG8 5BG.https://newmarketjoggers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TurnerArkwrights2026-Race5-RR-results-1.xlsx
7Cambridge & Coleridge13 August – 7pm start), at Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton – closed roads course. NO JUNIORResults
 
7:30pm start unless stated 
Baz Colley Trophy

We’re delighted to announce that the Baz Colley Trophy retuned this year. This is a NJ only trophy named in memory of our much-missed clubmate Baz.

The rules for this trophy are pretty simple. We will take our members results (overall position not gender) from a pre-selected senior race in the 5k series and the member who improves their position (not time) the most at a future senior race in the series wins the trophy. For example, if you finish 70th in the first selected race then 50th in the 2nd you will score 20.

The 2 mystery races were Ben’s Yard (Race 2, Ely) then Kedington (Race 4, Haverhill) and we are delighted to announce the winners of the female & male trophies were Cienna Carter and Tom Elton.

The prizes for the 2025 trophy were provided by Bidwells who also sponsor Jogger Of The Month, a big thanks to them.

Latest News

RESULTS OF 6th SUMMER 5K LEAGUE FIXTURE AT NEWMARKET

An excellent result for Newmarket Joggers in Arkwright/Turners 5K Summer League

 

The sixth and final fixture of the Arkwright/Turners 5K Summer League took place at Hinxton, organised by Cambridge & Coleridge AC (C&C) on a lovely, sunny evening. It was a fast, winding, 3-lap course, over hard path and around the closed service roads of the Genome Campus, which is an exciting new research development, close to Hinxton Hall. Among a total of 413 runners, from 8 participating clubs, Newmarket Joggers (NJ) fielded 53 runners, including 20 women and 33 men.
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As expected, the strong C&C team came away emphatic winners of the league for women, men and for combined women’s and men’s teams. Good news for us that the NJ women’s team deservedly managed to hold onto their 2nd place position, which they have maintained since the 3rd fixture, despite Royston Runners’ women’s team coming with an unexpected late surge to finish 2nd on the night. It is believed to be the best performance in this league by our women’s team for many years. In the 4th fixture the NJ women’s team finished first team overall, just ahead of C&C; surely the first time that’s happened too.
NJ men’s team put in a spirited effort to finish 3rd on the night and 4thin the league. The NJ combined women’s and men’s team finished equal 2nd with Ely Runners, so plenty to feel pleased about for the Joggers.
First five high-scorers for NJ women’s team: Sarah Osborne 19:12, 7th F of 159 overall; Cerys Bithell 19:49, 9th F; Carol Cienna Carter 20:47, 17th F ; Olivia Carter 21:46, 26th F; Helen Hilario 22:47, 47th F. For the men’s team: Mark Hayward 16:45, 14th M of 254 overall; James Smith 17:15, 19th M; Sam Sadler 17:44, 29th M; Jonathan Pye 17:50, 32nd M; Jack Imrie 17:57, 37th M. Well done all those high flyers and the rest of the team for their vital support in achieving the best possible result.
   
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The prize giving and awards were given out soon after the race, with the C&C organisers working double quick to turn around the results in time. NJ Andy Fryatt received the revered trophy for ‘Good Egg’ of the series, which was based on nominations by each club for their most deserving member. Andy had two strokes last year and an operation to repair a ‘hole’ in the heart early this year; yet he has come right back from it all to perform near his best in the 5k League series. Never once did he consider giving up his favourite sport.
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Also nominated by NJ, and receiving prizes for the club on the night, were Kirsty McDermott and Steve Edwards. Kirsty didn’t join NJ until after the first fixture. She then finished first female overall in 3 out of her 4 races in the league. It is believed to be the first time that any female Jogger has been a first finisher, let alone three times. This was so encouraging for the women’s team and for everyone in the club. Steve Edwards was nominated for achieving the highest standard of the relatively few Joggers who have run in every fixture of the series. Well done to them both.