The hugely popular event has been winding its way through the picturesque Loxley Valley since 1993, and this year’s race will be the 29th organised by the Steel City Striders. While some runners will tell you the endorphin-rush is reward enough, why settle for that when you could get a Christmas pudding for your efforts, which is the treat awaiting all finishers?
Whether it’s that which keeps people coming back, or the challenging course, the stunning views over Damflask Reservoir and the incomparable bonhomie among competitors, Percy Pud remains as big a draw as ever. From elite athletes, like Olympian Eilish McColgan, to fun runners dressed as everything from Christmas trees to turkey, there’s always varied range of participants too.
We’ve looked through the archives to bring you a selection of the best photos of Percy Pud runners in action over the years, from its early days in the 90s right up to 2021. There are some great costumes in there but can you see yourself or anyone you recognise among the sea of sweaty faces?
We’ve looked through the archives to bring you a selection of the best photos of Percy Pud runners in action over the years, from its early days in the 90s right up to 2021. There are some great costumes in there but can you see yourself or anyone you recognise among the sea of sweaty faces?
![Percy Pud 10K 2018](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNDFhN2I4LTljZTItNDU4Mi04YjE2LTYzMTAzZmQ4NzU1ODowM2JjMzI2YS02YThmLTRkMDQtYWFlZC01MTgxNGE5MTg1ZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The Percy Pud runners set off on their Run from Loxley, Sheffield, around the Damflask Reservoir](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyNmIyZmRkLWFlMzgtNGMyNS1iYTAxLTE5M2QyYmJlMGRiYTo4Nzk2MjkyMy1kODk5LTQ2NzQtYTI5OC1jY2NkYmY5M2JhN2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
18. Percy Pud 1997
The Percy Pud runners set off on their Run from Loxley, Sheffield, around the Damflask Reservoir Photo: Dean Atkins
![Lucie Clewer, Rachel Tate and Bryony Gittins, pictured before the Percy Pud race](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdlYmUxNWM2LTUxYjgtNDE0My1hOTkyLWRkOGNlYzM3MTIyZjoxOTYwYzg5NS04OWNlLTQxZjktOTY5Zi01NmFmMTE4OWFkM2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
19. Great costumes
Lucie Clewer, Rachel Tate and Bryony Gittins, pictured before the Percy Pud race Photo: Marie Caley
![The 25th Percy Pud race gets underway in 2017](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRkMTVkNzJkLTEyZjYtNDdjYS1iOWMxLWFkZWE4MTM4MDY4YTplOGFiY2RhZS0zMjRjLTQzZjEtYWViMC1iNWY3YjZlMzdhY2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)