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)
5000 - Stiff Challenge is the name of the game for 5000m race.
The favourite to win the 5000m race is predicted to be Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Masai of Kenya who not only has a personal best time of 14min 40.87sec but also has done this time for this year itself. There is going to be a very tough challenge as Ethiopian Meserat Defar is also running the race. Meserat has a personal best time of 14min 29.52sec. However, she has done a lifetime best time of 14min 12.88sec for the 5000m race. Hence, Meserat may be able to produce what she had done in the past and be a great challenger to Vivian. The other gold medal prospect runner for this race is Linet Masai who has done a season-best time of 14min 32.905sec.
Other very strong contenders include Ethiopian Sentayehu Ejigu who has a season-best time of 14min 31.66sec, Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet who has a season-best time of 14min 45.31sec and finally we have Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba ( 14min 37sec) and Kenyan Mercy Cherono (14min 35min) to contend for the gold medal. The competition is going to be very stiff.
There are many women who have done sub-15min in the past and are running in the race.
5000 Metres - W Final
14:11.15 Dibaba Tirunesh (ETH) - Oslo (Bislett), 06/06/2008
02 September 2011 - 20:25
| Order | Bib | Athlete | Country | 2011 | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 181 | Tejitu Daba |  BRN | 15:22.48 | 15:22.48 |
| 2 | 790 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  RUS | 15:05.24 | 14:40.47 |
| 3 | 838 | Zakia Mrisho |  TAN | 15:35.37 | 14:43.87 |
| 4 | 345 | Sentayehu Ejigu |  ETH | 14:31.66 | 14:28.39 |
| 5 | 937 | Lauren Fleshman |  USA | 15:00.57 | 14:58.48 |
| 6 | 383 | Helen Clitheroe |  GBR | 15:06.75 | 15:06.75 |
| 7 | 583 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai |  KEN | 14:32.95 | 14:31.14 |
| 8 | 573 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | KEN | 14:20.87 | 14:20.87 |
| 9 | 576 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | KEN | 14:45.31 | 14:31.91 |
| 10 | 548 | Hitomi Niiya |  JPN | 15:13.12 | 15:13.12 |
| 11 | 343 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 14:29.52 | 14:12.88 |
| 12 | 344 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 14:37.56 | 14:37.56 |
| 13 | 570 | Mercy Cherono | KEN | 14:35.13 | 14:35.13 |
| 14 | 756 | Elizaveta Grechishnikova | RUS | 15:02.38 | 15:02.38 |
| 15 | 948 | Amy Hastings | USA | 15:14.31 | 15:14.31 |
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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.
