Percy Pud 2025: All road closures for return of hugely popular Sheffield 10k race this weekend
Runners are getting their hats and scarves ready for one of Sheffield’s most popular races of the year this weekend - here is the list of road closures.
The Percy Pud 10K, which winds its way through Sheffield’s picturesque Loxley Valley, will kick off on Sunday, December 7, 2024, from 9.30am.
Over 3,500 competitors will line up this year and will all have the same prize waiting for them at the finish line - a Percy Pud beanie and a Christmas pudding to take home.
Now, the road closures for this year’s race have now been announced by organisers.
They have warned drivers to expect heavy congestion from 8am before the race and from 11am after the race on all roads leading to Loxley Valley, including Holme Lane and Rivelin Valley Road.
Below are all the road closures which will be in place for the Percy Pud 10Kon Sunday, December 7.
Percy Pud 10K 2025 road closures on Sunday, December 7
As always, this year’s route will see competitors run along Loxley Road and along the length of Damflask Reservoir to The Bradfield Plough pub, before turning around and running all the way back again.
The road closures on the day are all between 9am and 11.30am and will include:
- Loxley Road will be closed from the junction with Rodney Hill to the junction with New Road.
- New Road will be closed in its entirety up to The Bradfield Plough Pub at the junction with Mill Lee Road.
- Adjoining roads on Loxley Road that will also be shut include; Long Lane, Rowell Lane, West Lane, Back Lane and Hanson Road.
- Adjoining roads on New Road that will also be shut include; Briars House Lane, Oaks Lane, Mill Lee Lane.
The event was launched in 1993 and is famous for its fun atmosphere, fancy dress, and the calibre of competitors it attracts.
Some of the UK’s top athletes including Commonwealth Games champion Eilish McColgan having taken part alongside the general public, along with Sheffield superstars like fundraiser John ‘The Man With The Pram’ Burkhill.