Barker Gotelee Ekiden – Sunday 5th July 2026

Entry for 2026 is now open! To book your entry and any further enquires please email ekiden@ipswichjaffa.org.uk.

The race will again be based at the prestigious grounds of Ipswich High
School. The course is off road, mainly on a mowed lawn course, road shoes are fine.

To enable us to manage parking we have a reduced entry of 185 senior and 50 junior teams. Clubs are limited to an initial entry of 10 senior teams. I will compile a waiting list and invite more entries if we can organize additional parking.

I will continue the booking process for affiliated running clubs who have supported the race in the past, who can reserve places and pay for them nearer race date.

The format is detailed below:

• Venue: Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich IP9 1AZ
• Multi team entries – you can reserve your entries and finalise the details nearer to race date. Please email to book them ekiden@ipswichjaffa.org.uk
• The Junior race will start at 09:30. Teams will be expected to complete the race within 45 minutes. Age groups follow the new England Athletics gradings as follows:
  • Juniors aged 12 and under on 31/8/25
  • Juniors aged 12 and 13 on 31/8/25
  • Juniors aged 14 and 15 on 31/8/25.
• The Senior race will take place after the Junior race has finished at 10:20. 15 year olds can run a 5km leg in the senior race. Under 18s can run a 7.2km leg or 5km leg but NOT a 10km leg.
• Team registration – you will again be able to register your line ups through a web portal and make your own changes. This will be opened in May 2026. Places are not secured until paid (unless agreed with the Race Director).
• Senior Ekiden Team: £60 – affiliated team. £72 for a non-affiliated/social team.
  It is best to enter by email and settle payment using BACS. Payment of the entry fee secures your entry.
  
  BACS payments to Sort Code 30 94 55 Account 68713860. Please show the team name in the reference field, the account is Ipswich JAFFA Running Club
  
• Assistance on race day. If any club/team is able to offer people to help on race day then we are willing to either provide free entry for a team for each 4 hour commitment. This can be in the form of assisting with car parking, the junior race, marshalling, race management or manning a water station – subject to the support needed on the day. This will be a first come first served basis and when demand requires (so can be through the day, including early and towards the end of the event) Please get in touch with Robin Belsom if this is of interest – email: ekiden@ipswichjaffa.org.uk
• Distance: 26.2 miles run by teams of six as a relay. Each lap is an accurately measured 2.5k – run mainly on grass
• Teams: 6 runners, minimum age 16. Stage distances are: leg 1 – 7.2k – 3 laps; leg 2 – 5k – 2 laps; leg 3 – 10k – 4 laps; leg 4 – 5k- 2 laps; leg 5 – 10k – 4 laps; leg 6 – 5k 2 laps.
• Junior Ekiden – Start at 09:30: Teams of 4 running 4 x 1 mile legs – so 1 lap per runner. Children aged 8 and under must run with an adult. Team entry of £25.00 includes chip timing through a baton. The race time limit is 45 minutes. A medal for all juniors, and a trophy for each winning team (9 categories).
• Chip Timing: Harwich have kindly agreed to time the event. Timing chips are located in a baton which must be handed to the next runner at changeover. The chips will only trigger the timing mat if the baton is held in front of your body.

Trophies will be awarded (one per team only) to:

• 1st 2nd and 3rd Men’s and Ladies Open teams
• 1st 2nd and 3rd Mixed team (minimum 2 female runners to score)
• 1st Men’s and 1st Ladies Veterans teams (Female 35+ and Males 40+)
• 1st Super Vets (Male only aged 50+)
• 1st Super Vets team – (Female aged 45+)
• 1st Team over 60 – male/female, any combination accepted
• 1st and 2nd Team over 70 – male/female, any combination accepted
• 1st , 2nd and 3rd Non-affiliated/social/business team

Non-affiliated/social category – only teams with 1 or 2 affiliated runners qualify for this category. Teams with 3 or more affiliated runners should enter under the affiliated categories listed above (please email me to let me know).

JUNIOR RACE – NEW AGE CATEGORIES

Junior Race: Trophies (1 per team) will be awarded to:

• 1st team – Under 16s (based on their age on 31/8/25) – male open, female open, mixed teams.
• 1st Team – Under 14s – (based on their age on 31/8/25) male open, female open, mixed teams
• 1st Team – Under 12s – (based on their age on 31/8/25) male open, female open, mixed teams

The team age is based on the eldest runner in the team, so 3 x 11yos and a 15yo would compete in the 14/15 category (as per our existing rules).

Mixed teams must have a minimum of 1 of each sex, so can be 3 boys one girl, 2
boys/2 girls or 3 girls and 1 boy.

Children aged 16 and over are not permitted to run in the Junior Race. Children aged
8 and under must run with an adult.

Dogs: We will not allow anyone with a dog on to the School premises.
Showers: We will NOT have access to the School showers or changing facilities
Catering: There will be a pay barbeque, refreshments and ice creams available.
Charity: JAFFA will make a donation from the race to local charities.

Many thanks to Ipswich High School for agreeing to act as hosts, and to Barker Gotelee Solicitors for agreeing to sponsor the event.

I am handling entries (Robin Belsom). Please get in touch if you have any questions: ekiden@ipswichjaffa.org.uk or Robin.Ekiden@outlook.com

2025

Results including, team and individual results are available to view in for seniors and juniors.

Senior Results

Category Winners

MO	Pacers N MO	02:27:57
	Colchester Harriers Mens Open A	02:32:47
	Ipswich JAFFA Men’s Open A	02:33:35
MV	Bure Valley Harriers MV	02:35:10
	Colchester Harriers Mens Vets A	02:42:52
	Ipswich JAFFA Men’s V40	02:49:59
Mixed	Newmarket Joggers 1st Team Mixed	02:40:19
	LRR Breezy Browns MX	02:46:34
	GBRC Mixed Open Blue Team	02:49:17
LO	Colchester Harriers Ladies Open	02:59:35
	Bure Valley Harriers LO	03:15:16
	Ipswich JAFFA Ladies Open A	03:17:28
LV	Pacers B LV	02:59:35
	Ipswich JAFFA Ladies V35	03:02:52
	Kesgrave Kruisers FV35	03:09:32
MSV	Colchester Harriers Supervets	02:52:21
	Pacers G MSV	02:53:35
	FRR Whicker And Gripper MSV	02:57:32
LSV	Colchester Harriers Ladies Supervets	03:16:34
	Pacers L LSV	03:16:59
	SSS1 – Supervets womens – Swift Striders	03:22:59
60s	Colchester Harriers Mens 60	02:57:05
	Pacers D V60	03:06:03
	Ipswich JAFFA Men’s V60	03:10:51
70s	Pacers A O70	03:57:17
	NNBR  Super Seventies	04:09:30
Unaffiliated	Dirty Dolphiners – Team Irrawaddy	02:47:39
	AIRBORNE ONE	02:50:50
	AIRBORNE TWO	02:53:50

Fastest Legs

10km
M	Cooper Berry	00:32:53
F	Leanne Finch	00:37:48
5km
M	Seb Melero	00:16:16
F	Lydia Callan	00:19:38
7.2km
M	Theo Gardiner	00:24:24
F	Kirsty McDermott	00:27:22

Junior Results

U11B	Colchester Harriers U12 Boys A	00:24:11
	St Edmund’s 1 U11B	00:24:22
	Mini Pacers B U11 boys	00:25:53
U11G	St Edmund’s 1 U11G	00:27:46
	Colchester Harriers U12 Girls B	00:29:08
	Colchester Harriers U12 Girls A	00:29:15
U11MX	Jaffa Juniors Team 5 U11MX	00:27:16
	St Edmund’s 2 U11 mixed	00:28:17
	Harwich Runners Junior Team U11 MX T2	00:30:43
12B	Jaffa Juniors Team 1 12B	00:20:44
	Norwich Road Runners Juniors – 2 12B	00:23:16
	Jaffa Juniors Team 2 12B	00:23:17
12G	St Edmund’s 3 12G	00:24:11
	St Edmund’s 2 12G	00:24:20
	Colchester Harriers U16 Girls A	00:24:53
12MX	Colchester Harriers U16 Mixed A	00:21:43
	Jaffa Juniors Team 9 12MX	00:25:44
	SSJ6 – Team Cheetah 12MX	00:25:46

2024

Senior Results

Full results are available via these links:

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results by distance
• Team Results by category

Junior Results

Full results are available via these links

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results
• Team Results by category

2023

Senior Results

Full results are available via these links:

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results by distance
• Team Results by category

Junior Results

Full results are available via these links

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results
• Team Results by category

Finalized 2022 Results

Full results are available via these links:

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results by distance
• Team Results by category

Category winners are listed below.

Men’s Open

1. Felixstowe Male Open – Team White Rock, 2:22:32
2. Colchester Harriers Senior A MO, 2:23:24
3. Newmarket Joggers Mens Open (1), 2:29:28

Ladies Open

1. Colchester Harriers Senior women – LO, 2:48:44
2. Felixstowe Female Open – Team Keen & Green LO, 3:16:56
3. Ipswich JAFFA Ladies Open A, 3:19:43

Men’s Vet

1. Bury Valley Harriers 1 MV, 2:27:54
2. Colchester Harriers MV40 A, 2:33:52
3. Framlingham Flyers MV, 2:38:06

Ladies Vet

1. Ipswich JAFFA LV35 A, 2:48:12
2. Shufflers Sole Sisters LV, 3:35:10
3. Ipswich JAFFA LV35 B, 3:47:51

Men’s Super Vet

1. Colchester Harriers MSV50 A 2:44:01
2. Pacers G MSV, 2:47:23
3. Ipswich JAFFA MSV50, 2:47:31

Ladies Super Vet

1. Colchester Harriers Vet women LSV, 3:09:51
2. Pacers E LSV, 3:11:31
3. Stowmarket Striders LSV – The War of the Roses, 3:27:42

Over 60s

1. Framlingham Flyers Male 60, 3:09:42
2. Stowmarket Striders V60 – The Professionals, 3:29:59
3. BBDRC Hot Dogs O60, 3:34:43

Over 70s

1. NNBR Super Seventies, 4:32:49

Mixed

1. Stowmarket Striders MX – The Incredibles, 2:32:49
2. Pacers A MX, 2:35:08
3. Kesgrave Kruisers MX 1, 2:45:12

Social / Unaffiliated

1. Gilmour Piper Plodders, 3:06:16
2. Airborne Fit One, 3:06:20
3. Your Pace Or Mine, 3:13:32

Fastest Legs

7.2K

• Rosie Horsfield, Ipswich JAFFA RC 28:25
• Ramadan Osman, Colchester Harriers, 24:20

5K

• Maddie Jordan-Lee, Stowmarket Striders, 17:13
• Max Caulfield, Colchester Harrier, 16:44

10K

• Helen Davies, Ipswich JAFFA RC, 36:59
• Michael Eccles, Bure Valley Harrier, 31:49

2022 Junior Results

Full results are available via these links

• Overall Team results
• Individual Results
• Team Results by category

Category winners are listed below.

12 Boys

Winners: Waveney Warriors 12B, 22:49

12 Girls

Winners: JAFFA HOLLY 1 12G, 27:32

12 Mixed

Winners: Waveney Rebels 12 MX, 28:01

U11 Boys

Winners: The Harriers (Colchester), 27:10

U11 Girls

Winners: JAFFA Pine 1 U11G, 30:31

U11 Mixed

Winners: Pocket Rockerts U11MX, 29:45

2021 Results (Virtual Ekiden)

Full results are available via this link.

Category winners are listed below.

Fastest Legs

7.2K:

• Keith Tilley, Ipswich JAFFA RC, 24:58
• Laura Smitherman, Norfolk Gazelles, 30:32

5K:

• Ollie Watson, Ipswich JAFFA RC, 16:58
• Fiona Tideswell, Haverhill RC, 20:14

10K:

• Sam Boreham, Haverhill RC, 33:40
• Katie King, St Edmund Pacers, 37:18

Junior Ekiden

2020 Results (Virtual Ekiden)

Results are available via this link.

Category winners are listed below.

Fastest Legs

7.2K:

• James Price, City of Norwich AC, Conac Avenue MO, 24:21
• Hannah Petterson, Ipswich Harriers, Ipswich Harriers Ladies Open 1, 27:05

5K:

• Lewis Sullivan, St Edmunds Pacers, St Edmund Pacers Team Ovett MO, 15:07
• Iona Lake, City of Norwich AC, CONAC PROMENADE MX, 17:10

10K:

• James Petterson,  Ipswich Harriers , Ipswich Harriers Males Open, 31:59
• Helen Davies, Ipswich JAFFA RC, Ipswich JAFFA Ladies Open A, 34:31

Junior Ekiden

Result History

The most frequent winners of the Mens Open event have been Ipswich Harriers, with more than 10 wins to their credit (since the late 1990s), City of Norwich and Bury Pacers have each won the race once in recent years. Ipswich JAFFA has won in 2012 and 2013 with Colchester Harriers wining the open event in 2014.

Fastest team times – since 2007:

Been at Woodbridge since 2014

• Mens Open – Ipswich Harriers – 2010, 2:19:19
• Ladies Open – West Suffolk AC  – 2016, 2:43:02
• Mixed – Ipswich Harriers – 2018,  02:29:03
• Mens Vets (aged 40 plus) – Colchester Harriers AC – 2019, 02:29:51
• Ladies Vets (aged 35+) – St Edmund Pacers – 2018, 02:58:58
• Male SuperVets  – Colchester Harriers AC – 2019, 2:40:52
• Female SuperVets – Bungay Black Dog RC – 2019, 3:06:41
• Over 60s  – North Norfolk Beach Runners – 2019, 03:21:50
• Over 70s – North Norfolk Beach Runners – 2018, 03:58:01
• Non affiliated – Kruisers Pushing Limits 2019 – 2:41:38

Past Results

Year	Legs	Results
2019		Seniors Team	Junior Teams
2018	Individuals	Seniors Team	Junior Teams
2017							Seniors Team
2016							Seniors Team	Juniors Team
2015							Seniors Team	Juniors Team
2014							Seniors Team	Juniors Team
2013	A	B	C	D	E	F
2012	A	B	C	D	E	F
2011	A	B	C	D	E	F
2010	A	B	C	D	E	F
2009	A	B	C	D	E	F
2008	A	B	C	D	E	F
2007	A	B	C	D	E	F
2006	A	B	C	D	E	F
2005	A	B	C	D	E	F