Strava routes are a very useful tool. When you’re running off-road, the heatmaps show you routes that may not be on an OS map or where paths have shifted. You can also create your own routes or save routes that someone else has done. This brief tutorial shows you how to save a route from … Continue Reading
Bread is a staple for nearly all of us and one of humanities oldest foods with the evidence of the first breads dating back over 12,000 years. At its most basic, bread can be and is often still made using just 2 ingredients – flour and water. Yeast is often added to bread along with … Continue Reading
A few weeks ago we visited Costco, and as usual, we came out with a trolly full of multi-packs which including 12 cans of chickpeas and 24 cans of chopped tomatoes. I’ve been wondering what to do with the chickpeas since then. I’ve only ever used canned chickpeas to make houmous so was a bit … Continue Reading
The good, the bad and the downright ugly! Bread is said to be one of the oldest human-made foods. In a recent discovery, archaeologists found scraps of flatbread around a fireplace at a 14,500-year-old Natufian site in Jordan’s north-eastern desert – dating from 4,000 years before the emergence of the Neolithic agricultural way of life. … Continue Reading
TL;DR – among other things, Maltodextrin has been found to change the gut microbiome by killing the good bacteria. Those at risk of developing autoimmune or digestive illnesses should avoid it. It also causes big spikes in Insulin which is dangerous for diabetics and may contribute to the cause of the condition. Its inclusion within … Continue Reading
The Dronfield 10k is a very well-established local race raising funds for the 7th Dronfield Scout Group and the Dronfield Mayor’s Charity. Traditionally held around the end of April, it’s been a regular fixture since 1993. This is a road-race which is described as ‘undulating’. Tickets for the main event are limited to 1100 and … Continue Reading
Cat Lane Canter (2024) – route & GPX download Cat lane Canter – race report 2024 This year was the first time I’ve done the Cat Lane Canter – a well-established Sheffield race I’ve certainly heard of, but never known anything about. Turns out it’s a really good one. That is if you enjoy lots … Continue Reading
If you find a dead link, any wrong information, or if I’ve missed any clubs off the page, let me know by email: chris@runtimes.co.uk England Athletics affiliated Sheffield running clubs: City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletics ClubCrystal Peaks Runners Dark Peak Fell Runners Hallamshire Harriers Handsworth RoadhogsSheffield Running ClubSheffield Triathlon ClubSteel City StridersTotley Athletics ClubUniversity … Continue Reading
Dronfield 2000 Rotary Walk is a millennium project by the Rotary Club of Dronfield (now run and managed by the Dronfield Heritage Trust). The route of the 14.5 miles circular Walk is well marked in both directions, however, clockwise seems to be the most common direction. Officially, the start is in Coal Aston, however, we … Continue Reading
In a worrying 2024 study of 92,000 French adults using data collected between 2009 and 2021 from people from the NutriNet-Sante cohort, some very common food emulsifiers have been linked with huge increases in the chance of developing some types of cancer. Emulsifiers are very widely used additives in the food industry, most commonly found … Continue Reading
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