Doc’s Talk

Dr. Scaff did a short talk on his recommendations regarding the longest run you should do before the Marathon, the Turkey Trot, tapering, the Carbo-Loading Party, and upcoming Doc’s Talks.

The Longest Run Doing an 18 or 20-mile run isn’t necessarily a bad idea unless this is your first marathon. Doing more than 16 miles the chance of injury is much higher than the chance of improving your time in the marathon. The few additional miles will not make a significant difference in your marathon performance, but an injury will!

Turkey Trot The Turkey Trot, the best training event you’ll have this year, is Nov. 24, 2011, Thanksgiving Day.

Tapering Begins For the next 3 weeks we’ll be doing shorter runs in preparation for the Marathon. Next week Dr. Scaff will talk about the data on tapering.

Carbo-Loading Party Dr. Scaff will be hosting a carbo-loading party at his house, December 09, 2011. He’ll bring flyers for the event to the Marathon Clinic.

Coming Attractions (Doc Talks) The Sunday before the Marathon Dr. Scaff will talk about what you should do before the marathon. The Sunday after the Marathon, he’ll talk about what to do for your next marathon.

You can now read full, unabridged summaries of The Honolulu Marathon Clinic’s weekly Doc’s Talks:

1) Go to the Honolulu Marathon Clinic web site (http://honolulumarathonclinic.org/)
2) Look under the “Categories” listing.
3) Click on “Doc’s Talk”.

Table Duty

Thanks to staffers Susan and Norm for the great food and drink at table. The White Group missed one their leaders, Norm and Luanne, I am sure missed her walking partner, Susan.

Apologies to Libby, who we missed last week and was part of the group that took care of the table. Continue reading →

Peter’s Announcements

On Sunday, December 4, 2011, Dr. Scaff will give an important talk on what you should be doing during the week before the marathon. All HMC runners should attend. The invitation to attend will be extended to other runners who plan to run the Honolulu Marathon on December 11.

 On Sunday, December 18, the day of the picnic, Dr. Scaff will give another important talk on how much running you should be doing between then and Sunday, March 11, 2012, the day that the Honolulu Marathon Clinic starts up again. (Yes, the Honolulu Marathon Association is having a half-marathon on that day, but the Honolulu Marathon Clinic’s training will begin on that day, regardless.)

Table Duty

Thank you Ann for doing such a great job today!  The assortment of fruits and snacks were delicious and the ice cold water and Gatorade was just what we needed after our runs. Continue reading →

Doc’s Talk by Andrew Laurence

Dr. Scaff talked about APEC, over-training, the Turkey Trot, and our Post-Marathon Tent.

Kapiolani Park will be open to the Marathon Clinic Sunday, November 6 & 13 during APEC, however, there will be no parking near the Bandstand or on Monsarrat Avenue, Kalakaua, Ala Wai, and Kuhio will be closed intermittently, and Kapahulu will be crowded.

If driving from the Ewa side on H-1, take the King St. Exit, drive up Harding and around the backside of Diamond Head. From town or the east side, drive around the backside of Diamond Head. Park on the side of Kapiolani Park where the Marathon Clinic meets. The Marathon Clinic will meet at its regular time.

Dr. Scaff reemphasized that you’ve got the training in your body. Some people are still talking about doing 18-mile runs, but this is not recommended. Don’t blow all your efforts by over-training now.

The Turkey Trot gives you practice running a consistent pace. People whose pace varies more than 5 seconds per mile, especially in the first half of the race, will “hit the wall” or perform worse in the marathon.

This year, the Honolulu Marathon Clinic will have a post-marathon tent. Food/drink free for members. Massage $10.

You can now read full, unabridged summaries of The Honolulu Marathon Clinic’s weekly Doc’s Talks:
1) Go to the Honolulu Marathon Clinic web site (http://honolulumarathonclinic.org/)
2) Look under the “Categories” listing.
3) Click on “Doc’s Talk”.

Table Duty

Staff leaders Robert and Rachun put on another great spread of food and drink. This is their second time around! The cream cheese and blueberry jam on muffins were fantastic! Continue reading →