Training Phase 2, Day 37

I sometimes wonder why I bother - tried staying on the road today (mainly because it's so dark and rainy I'm afraid of slipping into the canal and drowning). Disasterous timing:

7.7 km in 49 minutes. Which is an appalling 9.5 kmph or 6 mph. If I go any slower I'll be going backwards.

Please encourage me to go faster in the comments.