Sunderland Harriers are reviving their Christmas Pudding Run on Boxing Day at Silksworth Sports Complex. It is 25 years since the last Run took place, when around 100 club members took part.
The Run will take the form of a sealed handicap and will be held over the Sunderland 5k course. The sealed handicap was a regular feature of North East road races up to and including the 1960s, before it dwindled out.
The sealed handicap is organised so that all runners in the race, apart from the backmarkers, are given a sealed time allowance only known by the handicapper and this is then deducted from their finishing time.
This formula allows even the slowest runner in the field to come out on top when all times are finalised.