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PARIS IN THE RUNNING

Guests of the 17th-century Parisian hotel, Le Pavillon de la Reine, can tour the buzzy Marais district where the hotel is located and Paris’s iconic sites on two feet.

They’ve teamed up with Paris Running Tours which is offering tailor-made tours of various distances. With an English speaking guide, you’ll pass the Louvre, the Seine and jog through the pretty Tuileries Garden.

Afterwards, you can flop into the hotel’s spa for a muscular relief treatment. Le Pavillon de la Reine

0033 (0) 1 40291919/pavillon-de-lareine.com) offers doubles from £305, B&B. Price includes 8k run and two treatments.

SPLASH OUT ON COLOGNE

The German city, known by its vast cathedral, will be much easier to visit from November.

British Airways (ba.com) is launching a new route from Gatwick from November 16, just in time for the popular Christmas markets.

Anytime is a great time to visit Cologne as no other German city has as many pubs per capita. Surely, that’s enough of an excuse? Return flights from £59.

Another new autumn service from British Airways will be a direct flight from Heathrow to Durban. A perfect gateway to the KwaZulu-Natal province with its battlefields, beach, above, and bush – as well as game viewing – it’s a quieter option to the busier South African safari destinations. From £599.

GOING THE DISTANCE

If you’re concerned about our oceans being polluted with plastics, Adidas (adidas.co. uk) is offering a solution. Their Ultraboost Parley running shoes are made with an upper formed from 11 bottles upcycled from plastic waste collected from beaches to make a comfortable knitted upper laid on a super-gripping rubber outsole. £149.95