Well, after discussing our dilemma with the competition...the Elrod's graciously let us postpone our half-marathon until we are both able to partake. AND...due to the "legit-ness" of our excuse for withdrawal, we do not lose by default. It looks as though our chilibean will be named something other than Elrod. Sorry, we aren't divulging any names here...but odds are we will be staying away from "Elrod" (not that it's a bad name....)
Other than that...our training is no longer. Kate is now on a "pregnancy" regimen, 3-4 days of cardio (which, right now is still running) and 2 days of strength training and "lower abdominal exercises". This is all in an effort to ease the potential delivery...and to make a determined effort to keep the baby weight to a healthy minimum.
Brian, still basking in his "I'm going to be a daddy" glow, has decided to take it easy as well, although he is still playing his roller hockey on Sundays.
As for being pregnant, Kate is feeling much better. She is closing in on the end of her first trimester, so keep your fingers crossed that the nausea is no longer, and some energy starts to return. The baby bump is still baby bloat, and Kate is now living in stretchy pants, sweat pants, and her always forgiving, "fat pants".
Other than that...we are going along life as usual for us, Turza's. We are anxiously awaiting our next appointment with the dr to see "Bean" again. We will let you know how that all goes.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Week 8 - Hiatus
So, week 8 had the potential to be a great week....no snow/rain/ice, plenty of days to run. BUT, there has been a slight change in our plans.....
On Wednesday, Kate went to the doctor for a follow-up visit to her "lady" doctor....and we have a confirmation of some fantastic news.....We are expecting a little Turza on Sept 21st. We had known for some time about this, but we weren't putting off running until we had gotten a second confirmation ultrasound, which we did on Wednesday. We are nine weeks along, almost out of the first trimester (thank goodness)! The doctor cautioned against Kate doing the half marathon, K can still run, but the lengthy distances might be a little too much for Kate's prego body to handle. So, there will be no long runs for Kate anymore....3 and 4 miles a couple times a week until it becomes "too much" aka Kate gets too big to do anything resembling running.
Brian has also put his training on hiatus, apparently....the first trimester blahs effect him as well. Exhaustion, nausea permeates the Turza house.....Running has dwindled to a measly three or four (on a good week) days a week for Kate & Brian.
Now, this poses a bit of a problem for us. Will our poor September baby be named Elrod due to default? Kate thinks pregnancy is a valid excuse for withdrawal....... We will let you know what our competitors think...I mean, it is their niece/nephew we are discussing here.
We will keep you posted on all updates on Bean (aka Baby T) and our new challenge....pregnancy & parenting.....
On Wednesday, Kate went to the doctor for a follow-up visit to her "lady" doctor....and we have a confirmation of some fantastic news.....We are expecting a little Turza on Sept 21st. We had known for some time about this, but we weren't putting off running until we had gotten a second confirmation ultrasound, which we did on Wednesday. We are nine weeks along, almost out of the first trimester (thank goodness)! The doctor cautioned against Kate doing the half marathon, K can still run, but the lengthy distances might be a little too much for Kate's prego body to handle. So, there will be no long runs for Kate anymore....3 and 4 miles a couple times a week until it becomes "too much" aka Kate gets too big to do anything resembling running.
Brian has also put his training on hiatus, apparently....the first trimester blahs effect him as well. Exhaustion, nausea permeates the Turza house.....Running has dwindled to a measly three or four (on a good week) days a week for Kate & Brian.
Now, this poses a bit of a problem for us. Will our poor September baby be named Elrod due to default? Kate thinks pregnancy is a valid excuse for withdrawal....... We will let you know what our competitors think...I mean, it is their niece/nephew we are discussing here.
We will keep you posted on all updates on Bean (aka Baby T) and our new challenge....pregnancy & parenting.....
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Week 7
We can't believe we've been training for seven weeks already, that only means one thing....we are seven weeks closer to our race!
This week was the week of snow and ice here on Long Island, as if we didn't have enough. We were limited on our running days, as we are too cheap to join a gym to use a treadmill if there is inclement weather. So, due to the ice, we were limited to three good running days. Hopefully, the snow and ice stays away, we can't afford gym memberships to train!! We need the free roads at our disposal.
On Friday night we watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics, and have been glued to the TV screen since. We are inspired by some of the athletes that are competing. The team USA spirit is contagious, if only we were stellar athletes! In an alternate universe, if we were winter olympic athletes, Brian would want to be on Team USA for Ice Hockey, and Kate would love to be a downhill skier.
This week, thanks to the Olympics, we will be using the olympic spirit to jump start our training.
This week was the week of snow and ice here on Long Island, as if we didn't have enough. We were limited on our running days, as we are too cheap to join a gym to use a treadmill if there is inclement weather. So, due to the ice, we were limited to three good running days. Hopefully, the snow and ice stays away, we can't afford gym memberships to train!! We need the free roads at our disposal.
On Friday night we watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics, and have been glued to the TV screen since. We are inspired by some of the athletes that are competing. The team USA spirit is contagious, if only we were stellar athletes! In an alternate universe, if we were winter olympic athletes, Brian would want to be on Team USA for Ice Hockey, and Kate would love to be a downhill skier.
This week, thanks to the Olympics, we will be using the olympic spirit to jump start our training.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Week 6 - Catch up week
Sorry for not updating last week, we just haven't had any exciting stories!! We are both still running, training for our half marathon. Brian has taken up Roller hockey on the weekends in order to help his physical fitness. His training has suffered a bit, due to the cold weather and hockey consuming his free time (and considerable energy) on the weekends. BUT, we are both still planning on winning our child the right to have a normal name in April!
Since we started training and have been telling people about our plan, we seem to have inspired a few (ok, one) person to join our quest for half-marathon splendor. Mike, Kate's brother, has also joined in the training. He's hoping that he will be able to take time off work for the race, but that's still up in the air. Keep your fingers crossed for him!! The more the merrier, actually, the more to beat the Elrod's, the better!!!
Today was supposed to be Brian's first ever official race, a 5K, in Southampton. Due to a winter weather advisory, and a blizzard that never came, our race was cancelled, much to our dismay. Brian, Kate & Mike were all planning on competing. Yesterday, when we got the e-mail that it was cancelled we were all quite perplexed. The snow accumulation was less than a quarter inch, and was melting at an amazing rate. Apparently, the race coordinators didn't want to hedge their bets against Mother Nature. So....now we need to find another race to do in the next couple weeks to get Brian warmed up for Race day.
Despite not having our race today, Kate & Mike (Brian had roller hockey) went for a nice 4+ mile run. It was freezing and we decided to run by the beach (great idea, Kate). With Kate sucking serious wind trying to keep up with Mike (we're talking one word answers to any long winded question Mike posed to K), we both finished it. We went to the Diner to reward ourselves for a job well done (Thanks Mom and Charlie).
Despite not having joined Mike & Kate on their run, Brian played roller hockey and "won the game singlehandedly". So, either way...run or not....the Turza's had a spectacular physical activity day!!
Now we plan on sitting on our slightly large butts on the couch and watch the real athletes compete in the SuperBowl!
Since we started training and have been telling people about our plan, we seem to have inspired a few (ok, one) person to join our quest for half-marathon splendor. Mike, Kate's brother, has also joined in the training. He's hoping that he will be able to take time off work for the race, but that's still up in the air. Keep your fingers crossed for him!! The more the merrier, actually, the more to beat the Elrod's, the better!!!
Today was supposed to be Brian's first ever official race, a 5K, in Southampton. Due to a winter weather advisory, and a blizzard that never came, our race was cancelled, much to our dismay. Brian, Kate & Mike were all planning on competing. Yesterday, when we got the e-mail that it was cancelled we were all quite perplexed. The snow accumulation was less than a quarter inch, and was melting at an amazing rate. Apparently, the race coordinators didn't want to hedge their bets against Mother Nature. So....now we need to find another race to do in the next couple weeks to get Brian warmed up for Race day.
Despite not having our race today, Kate & Mike (Brian had roller hockey) went for a nice 4+ mile run. It was freezing and we decided to run by the beach (great idea, Kate). With Kate sucking serious wind trying to keep up with Mike (we're talking one word answers to any long winded question Mike posed to K), we both finished it. We went to the Diner to reward ourselves for a job well done (Thanks Mom and Charlie).
Despite not having joined Mike & Kate on their run, Brian played roller hockey and "won the game singlehandedly". So, either way...run or not....the Turza's had a spectacular physical activity day!!
Now we plan on sitting on our slightly large butts on the couch and watch the real athletes compete in the SuperBowl!
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