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If you are keen and have queries, please contact Coach Rameshon at 9100 4369 or you can email him at m.rameshon@gmail.com or swift.rameshon@gmail.com. Please refer to website http://flexifitness.com.sg (for more information on him and his programmes)
By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Picture 1 - Ethiopian Meserat Defar winning the heats with the fastest time of the day.
In heat 1 of the 5000m women's race, Hitomi Niiya from Japan was able to dominate the 1st and 2nd km in a time of 3min 03.70sec and 6min 12.00sec. Subsequently, Russian Yelena Zadorozhnaya was able to cross the 3km mark, leading the field in a time of 9min 20.10sec. At the 4th km mark, Ethiopian Meseret Defar came out of the women's running field and did a time of 12min 28.10sec. At the 5km mark, it was still Meseret Defar and she came with the fastest time for the heats with a time of 15min 19.46sec.
In heat 2, of the 5000m women's race, it was all the way led by Russian Elizaveta until coming to the final 1km where 6 women overtook her and the Russian came in 6th instead of first. Again for this heats it was Ethiopian Dibaba winning the slow heat with a time of 15m 33.06sec. Fortunately for Russian Elizaveta, she managed to qualify for the finals of 5000m for women.
5000 Metres - W Heats
first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the 5 fastest times (q) qualified.
first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the 5 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
30 August 2011 - 10:20
| Position | Bib | Athlete | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343 | Meseret Defar |  ETH | 15:19.46 Q | |
| 2 | 570 | Mercy Cherono |  KEN | 15:20.01 Q | |
| 3 | 576 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | KEN | 15:20.08 Q | |
| 4 | 345 | Sentayehu Ejigu | ETH | 15:20.13 Q | |
| 5 | 790 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  RUS | 15:23.90 Q | |
| 6 | 948 | Amy Hastings |  USA | 15:29.49 q | |
| 7 | 548 | Hitomi Niiya |  JPN | 15:31.09 q | |
| 8 | 383 | Helen Clitheroe |  GBR | 15:37.73 q | |
| 9 | 553 | Kayo Sugihara | JPN | 15:41.78 | (SB) |
| 10 | 871 | Alia Saeed Mohammed |  UAE | 16:10.37 | |
| 11 | 137 | Pauline Niyongere |  BDI | 17:23.56 | (SB) |
| 813 | Sabina Fischer |  SUI | DNS |
Heat 2
30 August 2011 - 10:44
| Position | Bib | Athlete | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 344 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 15:33.06 Q | |
| 2 | 181 | Tejitu Daba |  BRN | 15:33.67 Q | |
| 3 | 583 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | KEN | 15:33.99 Q | |
| 4 | 937 | Lauren Fleshman | USA | 15:34.04 Q | |
| 5 | 573 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | KEN | 15:34.80 Q | |
| 6 | 838 | Zakia Mrisho |  TAN | 15:35.37 q | (SB) |
| 7 | 756 | Elizaveta Grechishnikova | RUS | 15:35.64 q | |
| 8 | 544 | Megumi Kinukawa | JPN | 15:38.23 | |
| 9 | 857 | Alemitu Bekele |  TUR | 15:38.25 | |
| 10 | 950 | Molly Huddle | USA | 15:42.00 | |
| 11 | 590 | Viktoriia Poliudina |  KGZ | 16:32.68 | (SB) |
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
