Pull on your trainers and get ready for a late summer and autumn fitness blitz. We’ve rounded up the best of the August and September’s runs, from beginner-friendly 5k races all the way up to marathons and even longer.
5km
Every Saturday – Parkrun. If there’s a park near you, there’s a fair chance there is a ParkRun. It’s free and it’s timed but uncompetitive so it is perfect for new and experienced runners. Check Parkrun.org.uk
August 3, 7pm – Self Transcendence 5k at Battersea Park, £6. Go to uk.srichinmoyraces.org
August 9 – Capital Runners’ Bushy Park 5k, £13. Go to nice-work.org.uk
August 9 – Battersea Park 10k, £18. Go to runthrough.co.uk
August 23 – Capital Runners’ Richmond Park 5k, £13. Go to nice-work.org.uk
August 23 – Innovation Sports’ Vivobarefoot 5k at Clapham Common, £15.75. Go to innovationsports.co.uk
August 29 - The Fitness Festival in Ewell, including colour run, £18. Go to billetto.co.uk/the-fitness-festival-London-south
September 5 – Run Richmond Park 5k, from £14. Go to thefixevents.com
September 13 - Swanley Park 5k, £10. Go to nice-work.org.uk
10km
August 7 – Gravesend Cyclopark 10k, £14. Go to nice-work.org.uk
August 8 – Self Transcendence 10k at Battersea Park, £10. Go to uk.srichinmoyraces.org
August 9 – Battersea Park 10k, £18. Go to runthrough.co.uk
August 15 – British Heart Foundation’s Greenwich Park Run, £13. Go to bhf.org.uk/Greenwichparkrun
August 23 – Capital Runners’ Richmond Park 10k, £18. Go to nice-work.org.uk
September 5 – Shoreham Woods 10k trail run, £20. Go to pbraceevents.co.uk
September 5 – Run Richmond Park 10k, from £14. Go to thefixevents.com
August 23 – Innovation Sports’ Vivobarefoot 10k at Clapham Common, £17.75. Go to innovationsports.co.uk
August 29 - The Fitness Festival in Ewell, including colour run, £18. Go to billetto.co.uk/the-fitness-festival-London-south
September 6 – Richmond Running Festival’s Kew Gardens 10k, £29. Go to richmondrunningfestival.co.uk
September 13 – Chislehurst Chase 10k, £14. Go to bridgetriathlon.co.uk
September 13 – Swanley Park 10k, £14. Go to nice-work.org.uk
September 19 – Wimbledon Common 10k, £13. Go to mcpromotions.com
September 26 – RunThrough Clapham Common 10k, £18. Go to runthrough.co.uk
September 27 – Dartford Bridge 10k, £14. Go to bridgetriathlon.co.uk
September 27 – Switchback 5 at Lloyd Park, Croydon, £8. (5 miles) Go to stridersofcroydon.co.uk
Even longer
August 2 – Vanguard Way Marathon at Lloyd Park, Croydon, £22. Go to vanguardwaymarathon.org.uk
August 23 – Innovation Sports’ Vivobarefoot 15k at Clapham Common, £19.75. Go to innovationsports.co.uk
August 29 – Thames Meander Marathon, from YMCA Hawker Centre in Kingston. Half £24, full £29. Go to hermesrunning.com
September 6 – London to Brighton (leaving from Blackheath), £110. Go to extremerunning.org
September 6 - Richmond Running Festival’s half marathon, £35. Go to richmondrunningfestival.co.uk
September 6 - Beckenham Half Marathon. Search Beckenham Half Marathon on Facebook.
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