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
True stories on
waiting-
The change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other
time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Waiting is a waste of time -
Recently, a new runner just joined
our running group last one and a month ago. As he does not want to be named, I
will call him John.
John just started training last
month. I thought he wasn't a good runner because his
workout timings were slow. However, I was surprised by his improvement in his
workout timings when I was training with him. I realised that his
running technique had improved, and now he looked like a natural when running,
compared to his ungraceful running posture just a month ago.
I asked Coach Rameshon about John.
Coach explained his story in detail and I find that it is a very interesting
story.
Coach Rameshon met John about 5 years
ago when he saw John wearing a T-shirt that said Coach Rameshon is the
current national record holder and he is a vegetarian.
Seeing this Coach Rameshon tapped him lightly on the shoulder and
talked to him for a while before telling him that John is bearing the name of
Coach Rameshon, himself. John's idea is to tell people to take up
vegetarian.
Coach Rameshon met John many times
around later on, and had many friendly chats but John did not approach Coach
for training.
It was only after Coach Rameshon's
athlete, Ashley Liew won the Standard Chartered Marathon 2012 that John decided
to come for training, eventually.
But because of his waiting for
too long, John had wasted 5 years. He could have asked for assistance
earlier on. This did not occur to John at that time.
Now because of his age, Coach Rameshon found that John is unable to do certain strength tests, especially jumping and hopping exercises.
Furthermore,
John's successive failures in many races have made him lose self-
confidence in himself. John is doubtful of doing sub 5 hours in a marathon even
when Coach Rameshon assures him that he can do a sub 3.30-3.35 in a marathon,
using optimistic prediction and his experience as a coach.
After writing a few articles on the
topic of waiting, I really feel waiting has led to people wasting their age,
time and potential. To me waiting is not an option.
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.
