Welcome to Newburgh Nomads Running Club

Newburgh Nomads Running Club are based in West Lancashire, England. A no-nonsense club for road, trail, cross-country and fell runners. We organise the Harrock Hill race series. Join us for a run.

Peter Fishwick joins the Bob Graham 24hr club

On 22-23 August 2025 Peter Fishwick completed his Bob Graham round in 21:53 hrs.  This was a truly remarkable effort by Peter since having to battle back to fitness after a severely sprained ankle in February kept him out of running for 8 weeks.Undertaking many arduous hill days, sometimes twice or three times a week, Peter ran the Old County Tops race in May and completed both the Abraham's Tea Round and The Charnley Way in quick succession during the summer, both in very respectable times.

Harrock Hill results, 2025 race 4

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the fourth Harrock Hill race of the 2025 series.
Thank you for supporting our races this year.
Top Male runners:
Patrick Brown (Preson Harriers AC)Ben Hobson (Chorlton Runners)Cameron Jeffers (RCC)
Top Female runners:
Grace Beesley (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Lenka Vidamour (Penny Lane Striders)Kelly Staunton (Wigan & District Harriers AC)
Harrock Hill races will be back in May 2026.  See you there!

Harrock Hill results, 2025 race 3

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the third Harrock Hill race of the 2025 series.
Thank you for supporting our races this year.
Top Male runners:
Daniel Proctor (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Daniel Miller (Billinge RC)Fabian Devlin (North Endurance)
Top Female runners:
Kate Sutcliffe (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Grace Beesley (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Stella Hayden (Penny Lane Striders)
Race no. 4 of 2025 will be held on 27rd August at 7:00pm.  See you there!

Fell Challenge 2025

Current league table and race results for the Newburgh Nomads 2025 Fell Challenge.
League Table Results will be updated soon after each race.

Harrock Hill results, 2025 race 2

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the second Harrock Hill race of the 2025 series.
Thank you for supporting our races this year.
Top Male runners:
Daniel Proctor (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Cameron Jeffers (RCC)Sam Carr (Billinge RC)
Top Female runners:
Alicia Wadeson (Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers)Debbie Crook (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Claire Andrew (Warrington Road Runners)
Race no. 3 of 2025 will be held on 23rd July at 7:30pm.  See you there!

Notable Dates 2025

  

Harrock Hill Race Dates for 2025

  • Wed 28 May, 7:30pm
  • Wed 25 June, 7:30pm
  • Wed 23 July, 7:30pm
  • Wed 27 August, 7:00pm

See Harrock Hill page for more details.

Fell Challenge Fixtures


See Fell Challenge 2025 for league table.

* Paddy's Pole race is pre-entry only.
** Widdop can be entered on the day or pre-entry is available.
Please note: There will be no regular club run from Newburgh on highlighted dates!

Harrock Hill results, 2025 race 1

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the first Harrock Hill race of the 2025 series.
Thank you for supporting our races this year.
Top Male runners:
Kevin Polhill (Kirkby Milers AC)Sam Carr (Billinge RC)Fabian Devlin (North Endurance)
Top Female runners:
Claire Andrew (Warrington Road Runners)Taylor-Von Massey (St Helens Sutton AC)Laura Livesey (Chorley Athletic and Tri)

Jamie Munro completes the 75 mile Skye Trail Ultra

Well done Jamie for completing this 75 mile ultra which traverses some of the most stunning and challenging terrain the UK has to offer.
Despite tricky conditions and stomach upset, Jamie battled hard to complete the route in 24hrs 50 mins.  Jamie is a frequent competitor on track and trail with both Wigan Harriers and Newburgh Nomads.

Harrock Hill race - course maintenance

  

With agreement of the local landowner we've been out on the Harrock Hill course repairing the fence and broken stile on the south side of the quarry. This should reduce queuing at the stile and also make the fence safer for our runners.

The Yorkshire BIG day out

  

Well done to Katherine Sutton on gaining a personal best time in the tough Fellsman competition with 60+ miles of day and night running over open Yorkshire moorland on 26 April 2025.

On the same day, new member Stephen Wilkes also gained a personal best in Yorkshire Three Peaks race - a premier event in the national running calendar.

Well done to both on a great day out in neighbouring races on the same day, they're both tough events.

Autumn-Winter round-up 2024-25

The winter season, as usual, brought many opportunities for training, exploring and racing. Great regulars on the Newburgh calender included:  The OMM. Andy and Matt took a trip up to Glen Artney for the Short Score event, finishing a very respectable 7th Vet pair and 38th out of 100 finishers. Tour of Pendle. Ten of us enjoyed a fine day on Pendle for this autumn classic. Some strong performances across the range of age categories, particularly from Mike Smith, Peter Fishwick, and from veterans Wally, Tony and Jim who all finished inside 4 hours. Well done Jim for winning 1st V70.��…

New Year's Eve 2024

Newburgh Nomads were joined by friends from Parbold Pink Panthers, Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers and Billinge RC for our traditional last run of the year.