This evening I broke the three mile barrier with a relatively slow average speed of eleven minute miles but I think that my lack of route planning might have had an influence on my pace. I hit 2.5 miles tonight and ran out of road so I just kept going until I hit 3 miles, and that final 0.5 miles felt slow and uneven so I suspect I could have done better had I plotted even a sketchy route in advance. I also made the mistake of running on the canal in the pitch dark which slowed me to a walk at times.

Still, tonight felt good and the endorphins are currently feeling great so I am happy to be progressing efficiently. My resting heart rate is currently holding steady at 48-49 bpm which is still 7 bpm over my lowest ever reading. I am definitely starting to feel psychologically more healthy, and also my back is getting stronger. It is no longer painful to get up in the morning or to get out of the bath. This is likely because of the strengthening of my body generally through a combination of swimming, cycling and running. Cycling definitely strengthens the core and swimming is not only an all over the body exercise, it also needs you to use your back muscles to flick your body over when tumble turning between laps. All of which means that my body is strengthening, I am shedding weight fast and my overall health is improving.

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