Ready to put your running goals in motion? These brilliant apps will get you on track, starting off slowly as you progress through manageable plans.

Along the journey you’ll find community, motivation and interesting places to enjoy your new habit. Maybe runner’s high is a thing after all?

Strava embraces the social side of running. You’ll find local clubs welcoming newcomers and community challenges for all abilities. It’s like a jogging BFF, celebrating your achievements and best efforts, such as furthest distance and fastest mile.

The Maps tab will surface interesting trails in your area, so you won’t get bored running around the block all the time. And you don’t need a dedicated activity tracker, as runs are recorded via GPS on your phone.

With Nike Run Club’s guided audio runs, it almost feels as if elite coaches, athletes and mindfulness experts are running alongside you, offering encouragement and keeping you focused.

The app also offers free training plans for common distances, which include various types of runs to take you from starting out to post-race recovery. (A run to recover from a run? Whatever next!) We also love the safety feature that shares your live location with a trusted contact as you run.

So, you signed up for a half-marathon because you got tired of procrastinating. Now what? Runna’s detailed, personalised training plans for new runners, which count backwards from your event, are a great place to start.

There’s access to personal coaching from world-class distance runners and plenty of information on nutrition, managing injuries and improving running form. Runna also offers custom postnatal and post-injury plans. Scheduled runs are synced to your calendar for ease of planning, but can be easily rejigged to suit your availability.

If data motivates you, the Adidas Running app could be a good fit. It connects to a wide range of fitness watches and activity trackers and pulls in vital stats and graphs showing distance, average pace, max heart rate, elevation gain and plenty more.

As your running prowess grows, you’ll gain confidence from scrolling through your activity feed and seeing your progress. There’s also a standalone Apple Watch app, so you don’t have to carry your iPhone on a sweaty, mucky run.