Day 1 - Back to the Gym

Welcome to my blog for my training for the Great North Run on September 2009.

Today was the first time i had been to the gym after an injury to my knee last June had stopped me from running or doing any regular exercise for the last 8 months.

After months of physio and resting and pain i went back to the gym with the intention of it being step one of training for the Great North Run.  I have to admit it was not how i remember the gym being last time i was there, it did however remind me of the pain i went through when i first started exercising about a year ago for the first time in my adult life.  It was hell, i managed 10 minutes on the x-trainer before i thought i was going to die.  After resting on the sofas for a bit to get my breath back i managed another 10 minutes on the bikes before i called it a day.

So far my knee has not objected to being used again, but it will be a while before i try running again.  This is much better than i can say for my back, i woke up with a very sore back so going to the gym in the first place may have been a bit silly but have been a cripple for the rest of the day and had to come home early from work !!

As the day draws to a close I am feeling pleased i have started to exercise again but unsure how my back will be tomorrow and if i can go to gym again, also wondering and praying my knee is finally fixed and will not give way a week in.