Carbo Load Party By Ruby lfversen For the second year, the OCC Run­ The event is becoming internation­ the OCC members who are preparing ning Committee hosted a Carbo Load ally known since, besides our own for the Marathon. Party on December 6, the Wednesday members, the Committee invites the top The celebrity guest list this year in­ before the Marathon, to honor Honolulu Marathon officers and many cluded Simon Robert Haali of Tanzania, and encourage all OCC members who of the world class invited runners. who went on to win the '89 Marathon; care to admit they're going to be out The guest list reads like a Who's of Kenya, second in there on the 26.2 mile course the fol­ Who in the running world; or, more '89, but winner in '85, '86 and '87; lowing Sunday morning. specifically, like the winners' list in the of the Netherlands, Our chefs and dining room crew did newspaper the day after the race. '85, '86, '87 and '89 women's winner; a superb job. After a run at the salad Most of the invited runners who of Italy, 6th in '89 and '88 bar, there was the carbo table filled speak enough English are only too winner; Cyndie Welte of Aorida, '88 with three kinds of pasta and three happy to get behind the microphone to women's winner; Paivi Tikkanen of kinds of sauces, plus lots of garlic talk about some of their running experi­ Finland; Keith Brantly of Florida, 7th bread. Then there was the dessert table. ences. They are truly inspirational to in '89; Lasse Virin, Valentina Egorava Only Marathoners can eat like that and and Tatiana Gridneva, among others. stay slim. Speakers included Dr. Jim Barahol, Besides all the carbohydrates, each president, and Dr. Jon Cross, vice-presi­ runner is given the c urrent year's OCC dent of the Honolulu Marathon Associ­ Running Team singlet to wear in the race. ation.

Holding their OCC singlets are Paivi Enjoying Carbo Load party were Vik Tikkanen, Carla Beurskens and Tatiana Gianni Poli and Paola. and Tanya Watumull. Gridneva.

Keith Brantly, Ibrahim Hussein and wife, attended Carbo Running Committee members Ruby lfversen, Andrea Lehman party. and Hifary Lambert.

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