This has been the biggest game changer for me. People often think they need to push it hard and they quickly fatigue, burn out and hate going running. The trick is to do a 80% of your running sessions in zone 2 and 20% in high intensity to increase VO2 max. If you are at the start that means sometimes walking on hills and that is ok. There is a great book about this: https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training/dp/04...

Most people don't go slow enough.

This sounds counter-intuitive, but you should be going slow enough to hold a conversation.

If you're going much faster, especially when you're just starting out, it's no wonder you're not enjoying it.

Running really feels meditative at this pace. And it builds a strong aerobic base for more intensive work later on.

Here's a cheap book that lays out the research on why this is so often the advice that works: https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training-ebook...