Category — Blair's Weekly Update

Doc’s Talk:
Dr. Scaff spoke about yesterday’s marathon results in the Beijing Olympics and also, the “evolution” of women in the marathon. He mentioned that the first woman to run in a marathon was in the 1960’s and she finished “unofficially” in approximately 3:40 minutes. Current women marathoners are now more than an hour plus faster. Doc also mentioned as to how the marathon became “handicapped” (like golf) to meet the growth in running - for example, awards for age brackets and awards for men’s and women’s brackets were created.

No official clinic on Sunday due to the Labor Day holiday. But most groups will be meeting “unofficially”. Please read the group reports to see when your groups will be meeting.

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Doc’s Talk:
Doc spoke to a smallish crowd today - probably due to the scheduled Tamanaha 15K run going on. He spoke on the origins of the Olympics (Greeks halting the war every few years to engage in “war type games” with neighboring city states), and specifically, the marathon battle between Athens & Sparta; it tells the tale of the soldier collapsing after running 150 miles to tell of the victory.
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Table Duty:
Thanks to Staff leader Alberto for the smorgasbord of goodies; all of the items were muy bueno! [Read more →]

Doc’s Talk:
Initially at 7:30 a.m., less than 100 members appeared to be present, but within another 15 minutes, the full group, nearly 200+ runners were gathered to hear Doc’s very interesting talk on cholesterol. Doc mentioned the usual topics such as HDL and LDL but mentioned other details not too familiar to lay people. Hope we can get to hear about this subject again.

Jeff Beard’s Bakery and Refreshment Stand:
Thanks Jeff, for taking care of table duty this week. Mahalo for the gatorade, ice water, sodas, pretzels, and that onolicious mango bread! That mango bread is a winner! Thanks for all of your efforts!

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Apologies, but I am away on the mainland so do not have a report on Dr. Scaff’s important talk this past Sunday. 
Thanks to those assigned to table duty for the refreshments.

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Our second Bus Run was well attended and well orchestrated as everyone arrived on time and boarded the buses without difficulty. 158 runners boarded three Robert’s school buses. A big mahalo to everyone who made generous contributions in addition to the bus fee on behalf of the clinic. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Peter, Norm and I collected no coins this morning which made it easier and our morning complete! Ahh, the simple things in life that can create happiness! Imagine the kind of euphoria crisp, brand new dollar bills can generate! [Read more →]

Dr. Scaff was away this week so there was no talk today. Next week, the Bus Run is scheduled and Doc will still be away; so no talk.

The Tinman, which was held today, caused some disruption to traffic in our area so our attendance was less than usual. The usual parking slots were not easily accessible; kudos to the attendees on your perseverance!

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Doc’s Talk:

Dr. Scaff spoke about running in heat and also explained as to why the clinic is always on Sundays at 7:30 a.m. Many runners have commented that the clinic should start earlier due to the heat. The clinic has been ongoing for the past 35 years and many “formulas” were tried. To date, the 7:30 a.m. time seems most suitable for the majority of runners. So, till further notice…

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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 update@honolulumarathonclinic.org. 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.

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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: update@honolulumarathonclinic.org

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.

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