If you were thinking of doing the Cambrian News Aberystwyth charity 10k race on Sunday, 11 December, it is too late to enter.

All 600 places have been taken and there are already six names on the reserve list.

As a result, it will no longer be possible to register for the race on the day.

This year’s race starts at 1pm near Aberystwyth bandstand. There is also a junior one-mile Prom Dash at noon.

A lot of runners have already pledged money for charity - with at least 30 local and national charities already named in entries.

This will be the 18th year of the popular annual race and entrants for this year’s 10k will also get the chance to compete for a £100 voucher prize for breaking the course record.

As well as prizes for age categories, this year there will be a prize of £100 of vouchers up for grabs - sponsored by Cactws Menswear and Harddwch Siriol Beauty - if either the male course record set last year by Carwyn Jones of 32 minutes and 14 seconds, or the female record set by Carys Hughes of 37 minutes and 14 seconds, are broken (the prize to be shared if both records are broken).

There will be prizes for, amongst others, the fastest male, female, male aged 35 and over and female aged 30 and over. The Geraint and Michelle Evans Dolphin Shield will be presented to the fastest business team – minimum of three runners with the fastest three times to count. Running clubs can’t enter teams.

Everyone who completes the race will receive a special cast medal, courtesy of the Cambrian News.

The Cambrian News and its sister paper Y Cymro became main sponsors of the race seven years ago, with organisation by Carl Williams and Aberystwyth Athletics Club, to ensure its survival, and the race has gone from strength to strength since then.

Thousands of runners have taken part over the years, raising nearly £200,000 in total for charity so far.

Organisers would like to thank all those who turn up every year to help - Raynet for mobile communications, the Air Cadets for manning the midway water station, Tarannau cheerleaders, MW Scaffolding for providing the finish gantry and St John Ambulance for providing medical cover.

Tesco and Mountain Warehouse are providing the prizes for the junior race and PD’s diner will be providing the bottles of water at the finish line.