Start slow, wear what you like, watch out for zombies: a beginner’s guide to running

Missing your pre-lockdown workout? With gyms, pools and squash courts still closed, there’s a replacement right outside your door. Experienced runners explain how to get started – and stay motivated

The gyms, pools and squash courts are shut. Joe Wicks is showing you how to get fit in your living room, but really all you want to do is get out of your living room. Now is the time to go for a run.

If you are worried you’re not a running type, don’t be. I wasn’t either until I decided that I didn’t feel safe going to the gym in mid-March. Eight weeks later, I finished my first half-hour run, covering an apparently respectable 4.83km in the process. Almost anyone can be a runner, it turns out. So why not give it a try?

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