There's confusion over when it starts, where it starts, and even why it's starting at all when outside it's dark, wet and windy.  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 17 December for the craziness, once again it was a blast!Prizes were awarded for dubious reasons.   Richard Harris - first runner back.  Commiserations on waiting the longest for everyone else to finish.  Dan Miller - fastest runner on the …

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the fourth and final Harrock Hill race of the 2024 series.
Thank you for supporting our races this year.
Top Male runners:
Dan Miller (Billinge)Reuben Anderson (Liverpool Pembroke)Wayne Gregson (Unattached)
Top Female runners:
Taylor-Von Massey (St Helens Sutton)Rebecca Fitzsimmons (Chorlton)Siobhan Woods (Chorlton)
Special spot prize of £40, celebrating Newburgh Nomads 40th anniversary, goes to: Bib No. 791 - Fabian Devlin, North Endurance.
Look out for our Ashurst's Beacon race in January 2025!

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Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the third Harrock Hill race of the 2024 series.
It was great to have another good turnout this month.
Top Male runners:
Ben Hobson (Chorlton)Chris Melling (Liverpool Pembroke)Reuben Anderson (Liverpool Pembroke)
Top Female runners:
Taylor-Von Massey (Sutton)Alicia Wadeson (Skelmersdale BH)Rebecca Fitzsimmons (Chorlton)
Special spot prize of £40, celebrating Newburgh Nomads 40th anniversary, goes to: Bib No. XX - Name, Club.
Race no. 4 of 2024 will be held on 28th August at 7:00pm.  See you there!

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the second Harrock Hill race of the 2024 series.
It was great to have a good turnout this month, and back to regular Harrock Hill conditions. It's been an amazing night for so many reasons.  Runners from clubs as far afield as Totley AC, Manx Fell Runners, Durham City, Teignmouth, and Meirionydd participated in this race! Also, we believe it was a record number of entrants that toed the start line - 237 runners.  Thank you all for making Harrock Hill the great local race that it is.
Unfortunately we had a couple of injuries and health issues…

Final ResultsThank you to all runners competing in the first Harrock Hill race of the 2024 series.
A very wet opening race, so thanks for turning out in atrocious conditions!
Top Male runners: Luke Foley (Horwich)Matthew Crehan (St Helens Sutton)Tom Murphy (Chorley)
Top Female runners: Taylor-Von Massey (Sutton)Kelly Staunton (Wigan Harriers)Katrine Hamilton (Wigan Harriers)
Special spot prize of £40, celebrating Newburgh Nomads 40th anniversary, goes to: Bib No. 74 - Eleanor Barlow, Liverpool RC.
Race no. 2 of 2024 will be held on 26th June at 7:30pm.  See you there!

Final Results

There's confusion over when it starts, where it starts, and even why it's starting at all when outside it's dark, wet and windy.  On the Tuesday before 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 19 December for the craziness, it was a blast!Prizes were awarded for dubious reasons.  Brendan Bolland - first runner back.  Commiserations on waiting the longest for everyone else to finish.  Jonathan Kearsley - fastest runner on the road…

Thank you to all runners competing in the fourth and final Harrock Hill race of the 2023 series.  It's been great to see you all throughout the year.
Another damp evening tonight but still a good turn out!


Top Male runners: Jonathan Kearsley (Wigan Harriers)Jake Dickinson (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Tom Newberry (Billinge RC)Top Female runners: Claire Andrew (Warrington AC)Sara Miller (Billinge RC)Kelly Staunton (Wigan Harriers)
Men's Team prize: Wigan Harriers (Jonathan Kearsley, John Heyes, George Heyes)
Women's Team prize: Wigan Harriers (Kelly-Maire Staunton, Jayne Barlow, Rachel Sideb…

Thank you to all runners competing in the third Harrock Hill race of the 2023 series.
A much wetter evening for racing than we've had in a long time, but more mud makes for more fun!
Top Male runners: James Kevan (Horwich RMI)Jon-Jo Doherty (Liverpool Harriers)Nick Leigh (Horwich RMI)Top Female runners, who were exactly the same as for race 1: Chloe Leather (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)Claire Andrew (Warrington AC)Kate Sutcliffe (Liverpool Pembroke Sefton)

Men's Team prize: Horwich RMI (James Kevan, Nick Leigh, Luke Foley)
Women's Team prize: Chorley AC (Amber Pilkington, Anya Townsend, Jan…