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Dr. Jack Scaff, a noted cardiologist and also dubbed “the Father of the Marathon,” used running as a rehabilitation program for his patients recovering from heart attacks. As the medical community scoffed, whis- pering there would be “dead bodies littering the streets of Honolulu,” Scaff continued to train his patients and to run himself. His patient Val Nolasco then became the first American heart attack victim to finish a marathon in 1973.
The Hawai‘i Sports Foun- dation, dba The Honolulu Marathon Clinic, was formed in 1974 and has been dedi- cated to training runners of all ages and experience lev- els to complete a marathon. Because heart disease and stroke, cancer and diabetes are among the most common, costly and preventable health problems in the United States today, it was felt that when done properly, there was no other treatment as cost effec- tive and fun as habitual phys- ical exercise.
50% to 70%. Therefore, the goal of the Honolulu Mara- thon Clinic is to get as many people as possible to start an exercise program that they could continue for life.
ebrating its 50th year at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand.
Help Prevent Heart Disease By Running A Marathon
By Donna Scaff, president of The Hawai‘i Sports Foundation
Scaff mused, “If heart at- tack victims can do a mara- thon, what about the so-called ‘normal’ individuals in the community?”
Despite having polio at age 7, Roberto Duriarte (left) completed more than 38 marathons. PHOTO COURTESY THE HONOLULU MARATHON CLINIC
Aerobic fitness (one hour for three times per week) can reduce one’s risk of death from the above diseases by
With the many loyal and dedicated volunteers who have completed at least one marathon, The Honolulu Mar- athon Clinic’s first meeting is coming Sunday, March 12, during which we’ ll be cel-
To learn more, visit honolu- lumarathonclinic.org.
Sadly, my husband, Jack, passed away last September, but I am determined to con- tinue promoting the Honolu- lu Marathon Clinic as a tool to encourage fitness through a walking and running pro- gram.
All runners and would-be runners from across the is- land are invited to join us. We welcome a new generation of runners and we see this as a noteworthy opportunity to let the public know who we are and what we do. We have trained thousands to complete a marathon and proudly boast a 90% completion rate. Our successful training protocol has been adopted by similar programs in Australia, Can- ada, Hong Kong, New Zea- land, the Philippines and sev- eral U.S. states.
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