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)
Vegetarian Society Singapore Wishes Participants of Sundown Marathon 2012 All The Best
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Tips from VSS: On Veggie Thursday for the Sundown Marathon
I felt honoured when VSS mentioned my name as a vegetarian runner in their recent website, while they were wishing all Sundown Marathon participants all the best for the run. I wanted to share with my friends and family on what they have written.
While doing that, I would also like to share about an incident that happened in the past. It was at a time when I represented Singapore for the first time running in Japan in the Biwako Marathon, Japan in 1988 for 1st Asian Marathon Championships 1988. I was told by Maurice Nicholas' wife that I should stop being a vegetarian and learn to consume meat. She told me this because I did 2hr 46min there. My personal best time was 2hr 40min at that time. I did not relent to this.
Anyway, comparing myself having eaten meat and fish for 18 years, the vege diet suited me very well such that I decided to stick to the diet. I felt that a vegetarian diet can make the mind strong as I was able to meditate better as opposed to eating meat and not being able to meditate properly. Visualisation and mental imagery were also easier. That enabled me to attain my personal best time of 2hr 24min 22sec in Chiengmai SEA Games 1995. Thanks to a vegetarian diet.
Many call it crazy, but for a growing number of individuals worldwide, completing a marathon has become one of their “to-do” items before passing on. Three days from now, 25,000+ individuals – including some of you reading this – will defy the odds in the Sundown Marathon, SG’s first-night marathon: http://www.sundownmarathon.co
Do you have to give up Veggie Thursday to prepare for marathons? No way; in fact, meat reduction can fit well with marathon preparation. For instance, the few days before marathons are the ‘carbo-loading’ period when your diet should be 80% carbs, 10% protein and 10% fat (details HERE!) Since carbohydrates form the bulk of meals, eat more pasta, rice and bread (all wholegrain). Get your protein fix from soy, other legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains. If you don’t like any of those and crave for real fats, head to Brownice, an ice-cream parlour serving vegan ice-cream and brownies which taste just as good but are much less sinful than conventional ones! Did you know? SG’s marathon record holder, M Rameshon is vegetarian: rameshon-m.blogspot.com. Good luck, stay safe, run through the night and most importantly, enjoy the pain!
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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. |
