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 Marcel Sng
Christian Stauffer - Ironman Challenge for Christian Stauffer
I have seen Christian many times training, some
times at Mac Ritchie Reservoir. I am actually impressed with Christian’s
performance in the 250km performance in the Sahara Desert, in the past, along with his fellow team-mates
Johnson Jacob and Mika Kume as well, where participated in the year 2009. As
Christian is participating in the upcoming Iron Man’s race soon next week 15th July, Sunday. I realized that it would be good to interview him before
the coming competition so as to inspire fellow Ironman fans. We would like to say that Flexifitness wishes him and his family good luck in the overseas’ competition.
Picture 1 - Christian Stauffer in action
An Interview With Christian Stauffer
How has your preparation been going for the Ironman in
Switzerland.?
Lately, the preparation has gone not too
bad and I was committed to more regular building up in my training volume for
the race. The only problem is that I am still injured and this may limits the load
in volume that I would like to put in. Overall, I feel that the race will be
manageable.
Which country do you like best to do Ironman Competition?
No preference but I am happy to race
in cooler and in dryer countries like Australia and a country like Switzerland.
Why did you choose this country to take part in IM compared to other countries?
The timing was good for me and I
never raced in Switzerland, which is the country that I live in.
What is your aim, goals and target for the race?
Firstly, it is to enjoy. Secondly,
it is to finish and my final objective is to finish around 12h30min
Can you share with us the distance of swimming, biking and cycling during the race?
The WTC Ironman distance consists of
3.8km Swimming / 180km Biking / 42.2 km Running
Any problems’ like jet-lag, etc that you are going to face?
This should be ok as I will leave
about a week before to counter the problem of jet-lag. The issue is Switzerland,
as the weather can suddenly turn cold or rainy.
What will go on in the mind when you take part in this competition?
It is a good question. I think to do
a good race the racer is keeping his mind quite focus as to what he or she needs
to do, for instance, heart-rate / nutrition / hydration. For long endurance races, I believe that fitness
is 50% with race strategy about 50% combined and this need to be constantly
re-evaluated. I know that I need to control myself in not pushing too hard too
fast as this will inevitably poor result at the end of the race. It is somehow
different from shorter races where your fitness plays a very big part in racing.
Here you need to have a race plan and race according to the plan. Any attempt
to deviate from your game plan may end up in a terrible result.
Are there anyone from your family taking part in the race? If yes, who are the ones and for what race are they going for?
Charles will be racing his first
sprint distance in the Under 19 (16-17) the day before. Eva and Louis will race
in the Ironkids Aquathlon (150m Swim / 1.250km run) The races are on the same
morning so I will not be able to see them.
How are you expecting your children to fair for the race?
As Charles will just turn 16years
old 2 days from now, I feel that Charles
will be among the youngest in his field, and it can be the longest combined
distance that he is going to race. However, I feel that it will be challenging for
him but this experience will still give him some good exposure from the race
which be fielded by a strong field of competitors. Eva and Louis could have a
good race. If Louis could capitalize on his strong run, probably he could be a
contender to watch out for.
Any plans to do Sahara Desert 250km Challenge again? If yes, when do you plan to do?
Yes. When your coach, Rameshon, is
ready to join us we will go again as a team with Johnson DJ.
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Note:
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.
Note:
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.
