August 18, 2019 HMC Footnotes

Rainbow Group For Injured Runners

The Rainbow Group, led by Norm Uyeda, is available for runners who are trying to recover from injuries or trying to get back into training after a long break. They will take a couple of loops around Kapiolani Park at an easier pace. Along the route, they’ll discuss injuries and recovery techniques.

Meet at 7:30 on Sundays at the Clinic.

The Little Things

Share the joy! How selfish it is to continuously talk about running to anyone who will listen, and not invite them to share in this wonderful lifestyle. Explaining that limping gait you’ve developed, and the reasons for your slowly lowering and raising yourself into and out of chairs is just bragging. Bring a friend to the Honolulu Marathon Clinic. They don’t know what they’re missing. It’s a wonder though because why would you talk about something so much if it wasn’t completely amazing???

Running helps people, over time, develop a stronger, healthier lifestyle, but it has some immediate benefits for new runners, too. You know that guy with the timid walk? Get him into running. After one 10-mile run, he’ll be walking unapologetically like “The Duke”, John Wayne after he leaps from his horse in an old cowboy movie. It will be because his inner thighs are chafed raw, but now he’s walking tall and strong and that’s all any non-runner needs to know.

How can running help that shy lady who loves to sing in the shower but is always afraid she’ll be heard, so she keeps it to little more than a whisper over the falling water sounds? Well, she’ll shriek like James Brown, for all the neighborhood to hear, when the water runs down her back and hits that raw spot in the middle of her lower back. There won’t be any thoughts or concerns about what anyone else thinks. She’ll just be lost in the moment.

That macho man whose girlfriend is just about to kick him to the curb for never even trying to understand her, will show a different, more vulnerable side of himself when he finishes a hard training run and needs to get into the car. When she sees him demurely seating himself in the car, backing slowly in and gently sitting with his legs together and both feet still outside the car until he elegantly pivots his body and swings his knees in, followed by the feet, to place them in front of him. This is because he can’t open his legs wide enough to swing one leg in first like he normally does, without his hamstrings seizing up in a round of cramping. Yes it’s demoralizing, but a relationship has been preserved.

You know it’s a wonderful thing. You’ve met great people through your participation in this training, and feel unbeatable when the hydration is back to normal and your body temperature is just a mild fever. Share the experience and bring friends to the next Sunday Clinic. Even if they don’t like it, they’ll be amazed that you do it every Sunday and are almost set to complete a full marathon in December. That will have you walking tall, singing running’s praises, and seated gracefully in your confidence for all to admire.

Safety Reminders

Stay hydrated on the road, whenever you run carry water or stop at water fountains. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty, drink water regularly along the route.
Use sunscreen as directed on the bottle (30 SPF or higher) and wear sun-protective clothing because we’re out there in the sun for hours.
Run single-file to share the sidewalk and road with other people.
Run defensively. Watch out for cars and bicyclists. Give them room and don’t get into an altercation.
Run with other people and if you run at night be sure you’re visible with lights and reflective clothing.

Silver Group (10:30 – 11 minutes per mile)

By Carl Silva

The Silver Group ran out to meet the bus headed to Sandy Beach. When the bus emptied out, there were no members of Silvers. Those who weren’t with us had opted to run in another location. So, we adopted Blue Group’s Kent and kept him with us for a scenic tour of Hawaii Kai.

Our Group which included Lynnae, Cody, Lee, Trieu, Tavy, Doc Joe, Ben, Ryan, and Carl, started at the Hawaii Kai Dog park and ran 4 miles to the drop off point for the bus. From there, we turned and ran back into the neighborhood until we got to Lunalilo Home Road and headed towards Kalanianaole Hwy. Along the way, we discovered that the water fountain at the 76 Gas Station that is dedicated to Norman Tamanaha is currently shut down. It was a bit sad to see it in that shape. This altered our plans by changing our route to the park behind Koko Head Elementary to find another water source. After filling up our water bottles, we decided to run to China Walls and check out the sites a bit. We ran through the neighborhoods, passing the Kaiser Estate and Dog the Bounty Hunter’s home. Then, to finish our run, we crossed the highway again and did a full circle of the Hawaii Kai Drive loop to return to our cars.

It was a warm day that ended with a full 14 miles on some GPS watches and close enough on others.

Next week – another 14 miler. We’ll meet at Waiholo, leaving by 6:30 a.m. to get to Kapiolani Park by 7:30 for Doc’s Talk. If you come in later, we’ll catch you along the route or at the park. We hope everyone can join us. The group’s been shrinking with busy schedules and members trying other routes and start times.

Golden 14s (14 minutes per mile)

By Dean Takashige

This was our Second Bus run and it was a scorcher. We ran between 9 to 12 miles.

Great job everyone!

Next week will be another 12-miler to Wailupe park and back..

Soon it will be September and time to start thinking about replacing your shoes before the marathon. You will get discounted 20% if you attended and signed up at any one of the shoe talks. This will give you about 3 months to log 100-200 miles prior to marathon day.

Thanks to Nelson for the refreshments at Kawaikui Park.
We really enjoyed it.

Keep up with your homework and we will see you on Sunday.

Green 15s (15 minutes per mile pace)

By Lou Crompton

We were off to a surprising start with the second bus run of the season, there were only 38 people on board the bus but over 50 had signed up. I have to hope the HMC didn’t lose money on today’s bus run. Maybe we should ask folks to pay up when they sign up?? We could accommodate extras who were unable to sign up weeks before.

Green 15 had 13 souls on board. Wow! 1/3 of the passengers. We support the bus run!

We did the last 11 miles of the marathon course: Hawaii Kai Drive loop, then Kalanianaole Hwy. to Aloha Gas, down to 4-Way stop and back to Kapiolani Park via Kahala Ave. No surprises on marathon day for us.

Speaking of surprises – we were treated to refreshments at the Oasis AND again on our return in the park! Huge MAHALO to Nelson! Fantastic to drink that ice cold gatorade at the end of our run today.

What was the “feels like” temp today on Kahala Ave – about 90? We finished with good grouping at a 15.3 m/m pace… that’s a 6:40 marathon time, right in our usual narrow range

Next week: 13.5 mi

Aloha!