Suffolk Winter League

The SWL is not organised by Suffolk County AA. Please do not contact Suffolk County AA.
Contact: Suffolk Winter League Secretary, Ricky Peacher, runningricky0@gmail.com

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2026/27 Season

Next event: Framlingham – 25th October

Date: Sunday 25th October
Race HQ: Framlingham Sports Club, Badingham Road, IP13 9HS.
Race Start/finish: Framlingham Castle, IP13 9BP.
Schedule:
Junior Race (school years 5-10)
10.30am. Approx. 3000m.
£2 entry.
Register with team captain.

U10’s Fun Run (school year 4 and below)
10.32am. Approx. 800m.
Free entry. Register at Race HQ. Medals for all!

Senior Race (school year 11 and above)
11am. Approx. 8000m.
£5 entry.
Register with team captain.

IMPORTANT INFO

  • Please note new age categories. Full info will be on sign-in sheets.
  • Please note the slightly earlier start time for juniors.
  • Club gazebos are welcome on the Castle Meadow but please note that these can no longer be staked into the ground. Please bring weights to hold them down.
  • Ample Toilets available at Race HQ. Please use these and not the castles surroundings. Ignoring this puts the future of our event at risk.
  • Parking, changing and shower facilities, refreshments, bar etc all available at Race HQ.

2026/27 Results

  • Senior TBA
  • Junior TBA

Races

Date 2026/27 SeasonVenueHost Club
25th October 2026FramlinghamFramlingham Flyers
29th November 2026Sutton HeathWoodbridge Shufflers RC
10th January 2027Haughley ParkStowmarket Striders
24th January 2027Woburn Farm, CortonBungay Black Dog RC
14th February 2027PakenhamSaint Edmund Pacers
21st February 2027HorseheathHaverhill Running Club
TBAPresentation Evening

Key Information

  • Clubs are expected to have paid their affiliation fee (£70) BEFORE the first event in the series.
  • All competing clubs are to provide a team captain for the day. It will be their responsibility to fill in team sheets, and return finish tokens along with the completed team sheets.
  • All runners are to be first or second claim members of participating clubs (no guest runners)
  • Race fees remain at £5 for the senior race and £2 for the junior event.
  • Please note that going forward, host clubs will be looking to receive payment by BACS only for runners fees. 
  • Please car share wherever possible!! This really helps to ease the pressure on the host club- especially if the weather is not great.

All Events:

NO “Guests” are allowed to run in the event and all competitors must be fully paid up members (first or second claim) of SWL Clubs.

Team Result Sheets and plastic wallets (for results sheets) will be available for collection by team captains. Please take care when filling out the team sheets. Please write runners names clearly and tick the correct age group box. We’ll supply these sheets (also available here as Juniors, Senior Men, Senior Women).

Please remember to fill out your team-sheet clearly and don’t forget that Senior age categories are based on age on 25/10/26. Junior categories are based on age on school years, see Age Groups below.

Finish tickets and team-sheets go in the plastic wallet for Chris Starmer to collate results.

Please note that going forward, host clubs will be looking to receive payment by BACS only for runners fees. Some clubs may also only accept card payments for refreshments (other than the free tea and coffee for runners).

Note: the entry fees: £5 per senior runner, £2 per Junior runner. If an event does offer a fun run, entries are free, and will be taken at the information desk, not by team captains.

Age Groups

Fun Run

  • U11: Fun run, School Year 4 and below

Junior Race

  • U12: School Years 5 & 6
  • U14: School Years 7 & 8
  • U16: School Years 9 & 10

Senior Race

  • U18: School Years 11 & 12

However, the U18 category is for those in school years 11 & 12 ONLY (or corresponding age for those no longer at school).
Those aged 17 and under on 31/08/27 are U18.

  • The following age groups are determined by the runners age on the date of the first race in the series, 25/10/26:

U20: 17-19, Senior (20-39), V40 (40-44), V45 (45-49), V50 (50-54), V55 (55-59), V60 (60-64), V65 (65-69) and 70+.

  • Men and Women age groups are aligned, the youngest veteran age group is V40.
  • RUNNERS REMAIN IN THE SAME AGE CATEGORY FOR THE WHOLE SERIES regardless of any ‘significant’ birthdays that may occur over the course of the winter

Rules and Minutes

2025/26 Final Results

2024/25 Final Results

2023/24 Final Results

2022/23 Final Results

2021/22 Final Results

Note: The SWL is not organised by Suffolk County A.A.