The gruelling start...

Week one:  Day one - The gruelling start...  (Tuesday 19th February 2013)

 

Body weight: 12.6 st - 80kg

BMI: unsure

                                                                           As always I under estimated just how difficult this new venture was going to be.  It has been at least three long months since I have done any serious exercise, and at least four, possibly five months since my bike had left the kitchen ceiling. 

 

As always I under estimated just how difficult this new venture was going to be.  It has been at least three long months since I have done any serious exercise, and at least four, possibly five months since I had rode my bike.  The plan had been to do a cheeky half an hour, just to get a feel for the road again. So off I went... 20 minutes in and I was feeling good, my energy levels were lagging a little but my lungs felt great.  As I was already heading in the right direction I decided to nip road my old weekly route; a good hour’s cycle (or so I thought) to easy oneself back into the swing of things.  Just over the half-way point (or the point of no return) and my knee started to twinge, nothing too serious, but enough of a concern to make a pit stop.  Not that I had much of an option but I soldiered it home and jumped in a hot bath to ease the pain.

Injury aside the route took around an hour and a half, which is half an hour longer than it normally takes, again this is to be expected.

 

Route summary

Distance: 15.8miles/ 25.5km

Weather: Bright but chilly

Time to complete: 1hr 30mins

Average speed: 10mph

Stops: One due to knee pain

 

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Day Two

I don’t feel too bad today, the expected aches and pain in the neck, shoulders and legs and of course that dull pain in my knee. 

Exercise plan for the day:

Hit the gym to work shoulders and triceps, plenty of light reps.

 

Day Three

Woke up this morning full of the flue, my whole body is aching, I cannot make out what is injury pain and what it flue ache.

Day Four

Doctors appointment: 10:45, I had to go and get an asthma inhaler, which I have not had to use in around 2 years.  Whilst in the doctors, nurse gave me a blood test to checks for signs of arthritis, I am hoping my joint pain is due to repetitive strain or at worst bad muscle alignment (which has been suggested by one sports specialist), process of elimination I hope.  

 

Day Five, Six and Seven

Plenty of comfort eating and rest (start a fresh next week)