Back to School

This one lets you set your own goal, which suits a back-to-school reset. It's a seven-hour time challenge along the Thames where you pick the distance and run as many laps as you like. Try a 3k if you're easing back in, or a half or marathon if you're not.

A 5k or 10k is a good place to start if you're building your fitness back up. This flat, fast course on the tree-lined paths of the Meadows, right in the heart of Edinburgh, is great for a first finish or a quicker time, depending on your goal.

MoRun events are held in cities across the country through November in support of Movember, the men's health charity. Pick from a 1.5k for the kids, a 5k, a 10k or a half marathon. The Cardiff date is 1 November, a good goal to train towards.

A 10k is a solid autumn target, and this one is built for a fast time. The road-closed route starts and finishes at Eel Brook Common, passing Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC, then down the long stretches of Munster Road and Fulham Road.

Run Bournemouth gives you plenty of options, whatever your fitness level. There's a flat, fast half marathon and a 10k along the seafront, junior races for the kids, and the Supernova 5k, a night run along the promenade in head torches and fluorescent kit.

This 10k gives you a coastal target to train for, running along Sunderland's Roker Seafront. It's a flat out-and-back from Roker Beach, finishing with a lap of Roker Park. With few hills to slow you down, it's a good shot at a late-autumn PB.