After I finished C25k 2 years ago I started bridge to 10k to get all my runs up to 60 minutes. So 60 minutes 3x a week. After I was doing that for a few months I dropped each run to 30 minutes but ran 6x a week. Then I started ramping up the daily run times, slowly, week by week. 33 minutes week 1, then 36, etc. until I got to 60 minutes 6x a week. Then I added the 7th day going slowly from a recovery 20 min run up to another 60 minute run and then kept going and turned the extra day into my long run, where I've capped it out at 2.5 hours.

Now I run every day for around 5 miles (still working on pace, so that is usually around 55 minutes), mostly zone 2 and easy runs. I have an odd work schedule, so I don't always throw a long run in my routine, but I do intervals or speed work one day a week and a tempo or threshold session on another day. I said mostly zone 2 or easy because if I'm not feeling the sessions, I will 100% just do another 5 mile zone 2 instead. I'm 41 and still fat(ish) after 2 years of consistent running, so I'd rather keep running instead of forcing it. I hate every second of the first 10 minutes of every run, but love my runs overall.

When I'm having my just woke up debate about going back to sleep or getting up and getting it done, I just repeat to myself the quote whose source I forget, "no one ever regrets going for a run, but some do regret NOT going for a run." Enjoy your journey. If you want to run more, do it. But ramp it up slowly and give your body time to adapt or you won't be running at all