Practical Sharing Session By Wilson Kipketer

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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)

Report By Marcel Sng 1/12/2011

Wilson Kipketer's Achievements

It is known that Wilson Kipketer had been dominating the 800 m distance race, in the past, for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times ever. 

He has won gold medals in three successive editions of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Even though Kipketer's 800 meters world record stood for almost 13 years, over time, it was surpassed on August 22, 2010, when David Rudisha broke it by 0.02 seconds, running 1:41:09 (and a week later 1:41.01).

Wilson's Sharing of Knowledge and Experience.

Today, 1^st December 2011, Wilson Kipketer, as an ambassador of IAAF, came to CCAB to show some running drills to students of Flexi- Fitness group of runners, who believe in health, fitness and performance in sports. 

Not only he showed some of the drills and techniques, but he actually also gave some sound advice on how to train young children aged between 6-15. 

He spoke to Mr Rameshon on some salient points in training children.

1. Give games to boost interest and improve strength and coordination.

2. Make training fun and let them play.

3. Do fun types of conditioning, a good example is again, simple stretchings which are effective to do. He showed some stretching that can move to the beat of the music.

4. His main message to us today was to design interesting programmes to let them ENJOY AND HAVE FUN!   

Wilson also warned against some things, which may make the children lose interest. I would explain some of it.

-give long workouts to children

-give too intensive strengthening exercises.

-make them be competitive at a very young age.

He said to Mr Rameshon that doing all this can be a very BIG MISTAKE, as it could make the child lose interest in running, and even sports, once and for all. Wilson also demonstrated with the kids some running drills and stretches. The Vice President of SAA, head of training and selection, Mr Kunalan agrees with  Wilson’s type of stretches that strengthens and develops some flexibility and finds that they are similar to yoga type of stretches, which Mr M.Rameshon, Head Coach of Flexi Fitness Consultancy has been implementing in his training recently. Mr Rameshon feels that some variations by Wilson making the stretches exciting and interesting. Wilson told him to do more of these. Mr Kunalan said that he had seen Mr Rameshon's stretching and said that there was a connection to what Kipketer is doing, with some variation.

In summary, the catchword is to give games, work on the fun type of stretching and conditioning, give games.

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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.