Kiplagat beats Patrick Makau to win Metro 10km in Prague
Henry Kiplagat wins Metro 10km and beats Patrick Makau to cross the finish line with an impressive time of 27:51. Kiplagat told reporters, "A great race, I enjoyed it", said Kiplagat. "I had no strategy, I just ran, ran fast and this is how it turned out. Finally, I was alone in the front".
As for Patrick Makau, he was not smiling, he finished tenth. From the beginning, you could see that the pace was too fast for him. Patrick Makau told reporters, "I felt tired and also the cobblestones were not good for me. I was careful at every step, I didn’t want to get injured," he admitted. "However, it was very good speed training for the Frankfurt Marathon in October. And the atmosphere? Was unique," he thanked the organisers.
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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.
