Kirui Aiming to Run Amsterdam Marathon (20, Oct)

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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 Murugiah Rameshon

Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)

Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)

Kirui targeting fast time in Amsterdam

Peter Kirui winning the New York City Half Marathon 

Peter Kirui, 24,  will be running in the Netherlands for the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, 21 October, but it won't be as a pacesetter. Kirui has  helped Patrick Makau to break the World record (2:03:38) in Berlin last year. He, to date, has a personal best time of 2:06:31, where he finished 6th in Frankfurt marathon. In the year 2010, Peter Kirui paced Samuel Wanjiru, the now-deceased Olympic champion, in Chicago to a 2:06:24. This year, the Marathon runner won the New York Half Marathon in a new personal best of 59:39.

The event organiser expects about 12,000 participants to take part in the Marathon, a gradual increase compared to previous years.

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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.