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.
Post Categories
- 40@40 2 posts
- achievements 10 posts
- anniversary 3 posts
- challenges 2 posts
- Events 3 posts
- fell_challenge 4 posts
- Harrock_Hill 14 posts
- history 3 posts
- news 14 posts
- Races 6 posts
- Results 15 posts
- review 3 posts
Notification: Harrock Hill new venue
For those joining us for the Harrock Hill races in 2026, please not the new venue... Hilldale Village Hall. The Farmers Arms is now closed.
Parking is limited! Please car share where possible!
Be sensible and don't park on the verges or footpaths of narrow local roads. Tractors and large delivery trucks need access at all times. Please respect our neighbours in the local area 🙂
Food will be available from catering van on site.
Xmas Handicap 2025
There's confusion over when it starts, where it starts, and even why it's starting at all when outside it's dark and cold. On a Tuesday close to Christmas, Newburgh Nomads host a little run for our friends with the aim of everyone finishing at about the same time.This is the Newburgh Christmas Handicap!Thanks to everyone who turned up on 16 December for the craziness, it was a great fun!Prizes were awarded for dubious reasons.
Sally Adams - first runner back. Congratulations, you got to laugh at the rest of us having to sprint to the finish. Chris Banks - fastest runner on …
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!
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!
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.
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!
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
- Wray Caton Moor (BS) - Tue 29 Apr, 7:00pm
- Lothersdale (BS) - Wed 07 May, 7:15pm
- Blackstone Edge (AS) - Tue 20 May, 7:00pm
- Mearley Clough (AS) - Tue 27 May, 7:15pm
- Paddy's Pole* (AS) - Tue 03 Jun, 7:15pm
- Walsh Two Lads (BS) - Thu 12 Jun, 7:30pm
- Moleside (BS) - Tue 17 Jun, 7:30pm
- Stoodley Pike (BS) - Tue 01 Jul, 7:30pm
- Widdop** (BM) - Wed 09 Jul, 7:15pm
- Fo(e) Edge (BS) - Wed 06 Aug, 7:00pm
- Pilgrims Cross (BM) - Wed 13 Aug, 7:00pm
- Golf Ball (BS) - Wed 20 Aug, 7:00pm
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)
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.
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.