first target now is to break 60 mins for three laps - possibly by new year? or is that asking a lot?
I'm going to do short 'speed sessions' on the exercise bike in the gym to try and get faster .. am I better off going for a high resistance programme, where you're pushing; or low resistance where you're spinning? I feel like it's my leg muscles that are stopping me going faster rather than CV fitness, although the two things are not so easy to separate I suppose ...
good luck with the recovery!