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First 5k under 30 minutes for a good few months (still 96kg fat and unfit). HRavg 162bpm so that's ~1530 beats per mile.
1000 beats per mile seems a long way off. One long term target for it is a 20 minute 5k at 155bpm.
Looking back at my logs I got down to 1308 beats per mile for a 24:24 parkrun (Avg HR 167pm) back when I was 10kg lighter so it's definitely possible as there was still 10-15kg to lose from that point.
Aim to get to under 90kg by the start of April which should hopefully start to bring the pace back.