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Best places for workouts in London

If you want to do more than just going out for an easy run there are some good options available.

Track runners might like Sir Mo Farah athletics track and Millennium Arena and those looking for a hill workout can go to Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park or Greenwich Park.

If you want to test your fitness against local runners, there are lots of parkruns in this area, Bushy parkrun, Burgess parkrun, Southwark parkrun, Brockwell parkrun and Clapham Common parkrun are some of them.

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Winter running in London

Running in a new city in the winter time can be tricky. Bad weather and darkness make it hard to find good places to run.

Devoted track runners who wants to workout on an indoor track; try Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

Hyde Park, Sir Mo Farah athletics track, Millennium Arena, Paddington Recreation Ground, Ladywell Arena and London Marathon Community Track has lighting.

Highly rated places to run in London

Hyde Park, Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park, Sir Mo Farah athletics track, Bushy Park and Bushy parkrun are popular places to run in this area.

Your favourite running surface in London

For those who like to run on soft surfaces, these are recommended: Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park, the course of Bushy parkrun, Regents Park Track and Victoria Park Track.

Those looking for a flat course with firm surface can go to Bushy Park, St Jamess Park, Burgess Park, Battersea Park, The Regents park or the course of Highbury Fields parkrun.

London Stadium Synthetic track
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Videos

"Best Running Routes in London | My Favourite Places to Run" by Alice On A Run. Original here

Bushy parkrun

"Course runthrough" by parkrun courses in 5 minutes. Original here

Bushy Park

"SERIES: London City Park Runs | Ep.3 Bushy Park" by Hannah Young. Original here

Richmond Park

"Run around Richmond Park with Steph" by Geoffrey Devitt. Original here

Hyde Park

"SERIES: London City Park Runs | Ep.2 Hyde Park" by Hannah Young. Original here

Hampstead Heath

"Running in London : Hampstead Heath, one of the most amazing parks in UK" by Seagull Running. Original here

Blog posts mentioning London

Novelty World Records in RTR-blog.
...Largest egg and spoon race on stilts: 55 people competed in this event in July 2006 in London , United Kingdom....
Great movies about running in RTR-blog.
...Returning in London in 2012, he won golds in the same two events, as well as in the 4x100m relay event....
...Simon Pegg stars in this movie about a man who runs the London marathon in an attempt to get his fiancé back....
...In an attempt to get her back, he signs up for the London Marathon, which Whit is already planning on running....
Damian Nevins - runner and coach from London in RTR-blog.
...A longtime member of the Harrow Athletic Club in the outskirts of London , Damian has gone from being a club member to being a manager, and just about every role in between....
...London has one of the largest networks of running clubs in the world, with a dense population and limited open spaces for running....
All major world records in women's running in RTR-blog.
...Marathon - women only, 2:17:01 by Mary Keitany in London 2017....
All major world records in men's running in RTR-blog.
...Similarly, David Rudisha went straight to the front in the 2012 Olympics in London , dragging the entire field to spectacular times....

Running spots Running spots in London

Hyde Park | The Regents park | Richmond Park | Bushy Park | Battersea Park | St Jamess Park | Green Park | Burgess Park | Hampstead Heath | Finsbury Park | Greenwich Park Show all running spots


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Running routes Running routes in London

Richmond Park outer loop

Group runs Group runs in London

Burgess parkrun | Wormwood Scrubs parkrun | Ally Pally parkrun | Barking parkrun | Wimbledon Common parkrun | Beckenham Place parkrun | Beckton parkrun | Wanstead Flats parkrun | Bedfont Lakes parkrun | Bexley parkrun | Walthamstow parkrun | Brockwell parkrun | Victoria Dock parkrun | Bromley parkrun | Valentines parkrun | Bushy parkrun | Tooting Common parkrun | Sunny Hill parkrun | Southwark parkrun | Canons Park parkrun | Catford parkrun | South Norwood parkrun | Clapham Common parkrun | Roundshaw Downs parkrun | Crystal Palace parkrun | Dulwich parkrun | Finsbury parkrun | Foots Cray Meadows parkrun | Richmond parkrun | Fulham Palace parkrun | Raphael parkrun | Pymmes parkrun | Peckham Rye parkrun | Gladstone parkrun | Osterley parkrun | Greenwich parkrun | Orpington parkrun | Grovelands parkrun | Gunnersbury parkrun | Old Deer Park parkrun | Hackney Marshes parkrun | Hampstead Heath parkrun | Oak Hill parkrun | Northala Fields parkrun | Mile End parkrun | Harrow parkrun | Lloyd parkrun | Harrow Lodge parkrun | Kingston parkrun | Highbury Fields parkrun | Hilly Fields parkrun | Hoblingwell parkrun | Bethlem Royal Hospital parkrun | Hanworth parkrun | Crane Park parkrun | Sutcliffe parkrun | Charlton parkrun | Southall parkrun | Lordship Recreation Ground parkrun | Stockley Country parkrun Show all group runs


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Tracks Running tracks in London

Millennium Arena | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | Dulwich College Sports Club | Hurlingham Stadium | Vale Farm Sports Centre Track | Regents Park Track | Kings College Playing Fields Track | Spikes Bridge Track | Canons Recreation Ground Track | Drayton Green Track | Victoria Park Track | Sir Mo Farah athletics track | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | London Marathon Community Track | Parliament hill track | Mile End Park | Barn Elms | Tooting Bec Athletics Track | Terence McMillan Stadium | Jim Peters Stadium | Barnet Copthall | Croydon Sports Arena | Hornchurch Stadium | Ladywell Arena | Linford Christie Stadium | White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre | Perivale Park | Osterley Sports and Athletics Centre | Willesden Sports Centre | Paddington Recreation Ground | Finsbury Park | Lee Valley Athletics Centre | Lee Valley Athletics Centre | Kingsmeadow Athletic Centre | Wimbledon Park Athletics Track | Ashton Playing Fields | Sutcliffe Park | Norman Park Athletics Track | Erith Leisure Centre | Sutton Arena | Track Coulsdon | Bannister Stadium | Cricklefield Stadium | Southwark Park | Brunel University Athletics Track | Hillingdon Athletics Stadium | Waltham Forest Track | The Japanese School Track | Duke of Yorks Track | Alleyns School Track | Feltham Athletics Arena | Harrow School Track | Ive Farm Sports Ground Track | London Stadium | Track | Track Show all tracks


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