Olympian Lizzie Lee on how to start running and tips to get the kids involved too

Olympic runner Lizzie Lee breaks down the art of running into simple steps and shares her top tips on how to deal with our natural resistance to exercise. What's more, she has advice on how to get the whole family involved

Lizzie Lee and her daughters Lucy, aged 6, and Alison, aged 3,at the launch of the Irish Life Health Family Mile Challenge in Cork. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile 

You are never too old or too young to start running, says Lizzie Lee. Easy to say when you are an Olympic marathon runner and a regular in the Irish athletics team, but Lee is speaking with a wealth of personal experience.

“I didn’t get into running until I was 27,” says the Cork-based athlete. “And it wasn’t until I was in my 30s that I started running quick marathons.”