Steel City Striders organise South Yorkshire’s most popular 10km each year which takes place on the first Sunday in December. The event has grown in popularity from the first race in 1993 when 600 finished the race to recent years when the entry has had to be limited to around 1,800. Such is the demand for numbers that in each of the last 10 years over 700 entry forms have had to be returned as the race limit has been reached in early October. The 2013 race was no exception, as the race limit was reached within two weeks of the entries opening. Why is it so popular? Traditionally each finisher in the race receives a Christmas pudding for their efforts. Food and seasonal music are provided after the race. Of course, the route is not bad either