Everything you need to know about entering, scoring, groups, promotions and fair play.
The Summer Run League is a six-week series of 5 km races held on Zwift every Thursday. Participants compete against runners of similar ability in one of four groups.
Your best five results from the six races count towards the final standings.
The league runs for six consecutive Thursdays beginning on 4 June 2026.
To make participation easier, the same event is scheduled every two hours throughout the day, allowing you to choose a time that suits you. Only one result per week counts.
Yes. Official results and league tables are generated using ZwiftPower. Without ZwiftPower registration and results opt-in, your result cannot be included in the official league table.
To ensure a fair and consistent competition, all participants are expected to:
While some of these data fields may not always be visible in ZwiftPower, participation in the league is based on the spirit of fair play and trust within the Run in the Park community.
Runners are placed into one of four ability groups based on their current 5 km performance.
| Group | 5 km Time |
|---|---|
| Group A | Under 22:20 |
| Group B | 22:21 to 25:00 |
| Group C | 25:01 to 28:51 |
| Group D | 28:52 and over |
The league uses an automatic promotion system. If your time is significantly faster than the qualifying standard for your entered group, you may be promoted to the appropriate group for scoring purposes.
This prevents runners from gaining an unfair advantage by entering a slower group.
Your result is compared to the qualifying times for all groups.
If your time meets the standard for a faster group, you will be promoted for that week’s scoring.
Points will then be calculated based on your finishing position within the promoted group.
This ensures that runners who improve significantly are scored fairly, while preventing anyone from gaining an advantage by entering a slower group.
Points are awarded based on finishing position within each group. The winner scores 100 points, with points reducing by finishing position. All finishers receive points.
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 100 |
| 2nd | 98 |
| 3rd | 96 |
| 4th | 95 |
| 5th | 94 |
| 6th and below | Gradually decreasing |
Your best five scores from the six races are counted. This allows you to miss one event or recover from one poor performance without ruining your league challenge.
If two or more runners finish level on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
Yes. Since only your best five results count, you may miss one event without penalty.
Yes. If your performances indicate that you are capable of competing in a faster group, you may be promoted automatically for scoring purposes.
Your points will always be based on the group your performance qualifies for, ensuring that genuine improvement is rewarded fairly.
All league races take place on Prospect Park Loop in New York City on Zwift.
All the races have staggered starts with Group D setting off first with Groups C, B and A then setting off at minute intervals. Zwiftpower records your time from the start time of Group D so a Group C runner will see their time +1 min, Group B will be +2 min and Group A +3 min. The results on the Run in the Park website remove these staggers so your time in the official results will match your time in the Zwift results
Zwift has a long standing 'feature' that means every event from the start pens has a lead in before the distance counter starts to climb even though the timer starts as the countdown reaches zero. The event is actually around 5.4km in length so make sure you leave the pens at race pace as the full distance counts towards your result. We are using the same route for each week to keep the distance consistent so that you can compare your times
Absolutely. Group D is designed for runners completing 5 km in 28:52 or longer, making the league accessible to runners of all abilities.
Results are published on the Run in the Park website and are based on official ZwiftPower data.
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