Run Snowdonia, Wales
Runners and mountaineers Sarah and Iain Ridgway offer guided fell-running weekends in Snowdonia. Forget dull pavement-pounding; the Welsh mountain air will breathe new life into your training, and you'll learn navigation and route-planning, too. You can even take your dog: there's a "cani-cross" weekend in June.
• £140pp including two nights' bunkhouse accommodation, classroom sessions and guided runs; 01286 872641, runsnowdonia.co.uk
Running the Highlands, Scotland
Run Across Scotland is a guided tour from Inverness to the Isle of Skye through beautiful scenery. Your luggage is transported each day, leaving you free to run unencumbered.
• £750pp including five nights' full-board at three-star hotels; 08451 577422, runningthehighlands.com
Tri-Topia, France
Tri-Topia runs triathlon training holidays that teach you to "swim efficient, bike hard, and run tough", albeit in a bucolic setting near Poitiers with an emphasis on holiday, rather than hardcore bootcamp.
• From around £534pp for an uncoached week to £668pp for a structured training week, including full board in a renovated farmhouse; +33 254 286731, tri-topia.com
La Chantellerie, France
Casual runners may prefer a break in this luxury gîte in the Dordogne. The owners provide detailed maps of runs in the rolling countryside. You can also keep fit in the gym and salt-water pool, or explore by bike.
• Gîte sleeping six from £350 a week; +33 553 551845, lachantellerie.com.
Running Challenge, Algarve
The Algarve Challenge holiday on 3 September involves five races on consecutive days: a 16km woodland trail, a 5km beach run, a 10km coastal run, a one-mile boardwalk run and a half-marathon on road. There are prizes for stage and overall winners.
• £580pp for seven nights' full-board accommodation (except two dinners); 07970 189785, embracesports.co.uk
Trail Run Spain
Prepare for an ultra-marathon on a trail running break in Andalucia, through mountain, forest and desert, learning to cope with altitude and heat.
• From around £350pp for four nights, including half-board at a rural hotel; +34 958 36 3766, trailrunspain.com
