Doc’s Talk:
A huge group of members gathered this morning and heard Dr. Scaff talk about body odor and types of sweat. He mentioned that there are two types of sweat – regular cooling sweat from all over the body and “nervous” sweat from glands on parts of the body where there is generally hair. The latter tends to be oily and contains proteins so it actually smells right away. Doc thinks this is an ancient pheromone function for humans. The other kind of sweat being generally just slightly salty water doesn’t smell until bacteria set in and start their life processes. If there is dehydration, however, a runner’s sweat may smell a little of ammonia because the sweat glands can act rather like the kidneys in filtering. The solution? Drink plenty of water, wash with antibacterial soap, and use chalk to soak up the oily deposits of sweaty clothes!
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Thanks for your patience! Hopefully, we have resolved our issues with the delivery of our updates. If you know of members who have not received their updates, please email me at gro.cinilcnohtaramululonohnull@etadpu. Special thanks to webmaster Bob and wife, Libby, for working very hard to resolve this issue.

Doc’s Talk:
Everyone gathered early to hear Doc speak to us about muscles in our legs and how running affects it.

First Bus Run:
We counted approximately 190 members and guests filling up 4 buses. Almost everyone got dropped off at Mauna Lua Beach park and made their way back using different routes. Thank you members for donating more than the $2 fare. We welcomed two visitors from the San Francisco Marathon Clinic who joined us. Thank you everyone for showing up on time! Please read our updates to find out about our next bus run; some of us will get dropped off at Sandy Beach and run back through HI Kai-approximately 14 miles. A third bus run will be scheduled in the latter part of the year and some of us will be running back from Makapuu Point. Stay tuned. Continue reading →

Happy Father’s Day!

Apologies – new system!
As we had mentioned, we have changed our email delivery system. Your newsletter is being emailed via the Honolulu Marathon Clinic web site. Please let us know if any of your running mates are not receiving their newsletters, or if your newsletter has any other glitches or errors. To report problems, please send an email to: gro.cinilcnohtaramululonohnull@etadpu

Bus Run – we meet at 7:20 am this coming Sunday.
Due to the Bus Run, we will be meeting ten minutes earlier; Doc will give a short talk then we will be boarding the buses. Cost of the bus ride is $2. We leave as soon as everyone is boarded and do not wait for “stragglers”; so, please be there ON TIME. Continue reading →

Apologies – A New System:
Due to a problem with my Yahoo mail service, we are enlisting the expertise of Webmaster Bob to deliver the weekly updates. Apologies for the change but as experienced last week, our current system seems to be in need of an upgrade. Now, you will be getting the updates through a much more sophisticated system created just for the HMC by Bob Lew. Thanks to Bob and wife Libby for helping us on this matter.

Doc’s Talk:
Doc was out of town so Peter spoke to us about “housekeeping” items and about upcoming events and sent us on our way. The crowd of runners numbered over 200 this morning. Continue reading →