Training
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers offers a variety of training sessions and group runs throughout the year, on the road, track, trails and fells. These sessions are organised by the club’s members – they are not led by coaches, and they are not guided runs, unless stated otherwise.
All the sessions are inclusive and informal, and everyone is welcome. No one is left to run alone. All participants must accept responsibility for themselves however and have the appropriate equipment and clothing for the group they are joining.
Road
A speed and endurance session.
Monday session
Focusing on speed and endurance this is a mixed ability improvers group. The distance varies between 5k and 10k each week and sessions last for approx. 60 mins.
Meet at Queens Park, Burnley, opposite Blessed Trinity School at 6.30 pm.
For more information, contact Jason Pier or Julia Rushton:
Tuesday session
This session will resume later in 2026 - details will be published here soon.
Female only
A female only group that meets in the Burnley area every Wednesday.
The group meets at various locations in the Burnley area at 6.30pm every Wednesday.
This is a social run of approx. 5km. Non-members are welcome.
The location for the next meet is decided on a weekly basis. Details are shared via the club’s Facebook page and WhatsApp groups.
For more information and to confirm the next week’s location, please contact Irene Roche:
Fell and off-road
Mixed ability groups that run in various locations across the region.
Summer Fell Training – April to September
A mixed ability group that meets at various locations to run on Pendle Hill, Great Hameldon and the surrounding moors. The distance varies depending on the location and weather but expect to be out for 90 minutes, whatever the conditions.
If numbers permit, there will be two groups to suit varying abilities: a faster group and a slower group.
Please bring a suitable kit for the prevailing conditions. (FRA standard race kit is a good guideline plus a headtorch in Spring / Autumn).
The group meets every Tuesday at 6.30pm, at the following locations:
• April – Sabden car park opposite White Hart
• May – Barley public car park
• June – Worsthorne around the church
• July – Worston, Calfs Head
• August – Peel Park Hotel, Accrington
• September – Higham, The Four Alls pub
Winter Fell Training – October to March: The Barley Badgers
A group known as the Barley Badgers meets every Tuesday at 6.30pm at the Pendle Inn, Barley, BB12 9JX.
Please bring a head torch and suitable kit for the prevailing conditions – FRA Race kit recommended.
Fell running experience is essential as the weather and routes can be demanding.
For more information about Summer and Winter fell sessions, contact Mark Nutter:
mark.nutter100@gmail.com or 07899 995181
Tuesday off-road social group: The Nomads
Known as the Nomads, the group meets every Tuesday at 6.30pm to run between five and eight miles, on mixed terrain, normally trail. Speed is not required – this is a social run that will usually last for approx. 90 mins.
All runs start and finish at a cask ale pub from a variety of locations across the region.
Please bring a head torch between Autumn and Spring, and suitable kit for the prevailing conditions – FRA Race kit recommended.
For more information about the Nomads group, contact Keith Prosser:
Tel: 07549 639424
Thursday off-road social group
The group meets at 6.30pm every Thursday at Memorial Park, Church Lane, Great Harwood, BB6 7PU.
A steady run of between five and six miles is followed by an optional, social drink.
For more information contact Geoff Smith:
Tel: 07789 357013