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 Saranniya
Mr Colin - Wants to do well in future marathon races.
Being 8th position in the Standard Chartered Marathon 2013, held in Singapore, Mr Colin decided to improve upon his marathon timing for his future performance, for the year 2014. Things were not easy over time. There were a number of obstacles along the way that prevented him to train consistently.
However, in the last 6 months, he kept his limited consistency in training, independently by himself. He did some training with us in the eleventh hour and decided to go for 1hr 24min 24sec for the half-marathon. He went for it and he managed to do it and did Flexifitness proud doing a very good personal best time. We decided to interview him on his success.
Picture 1 - Team Flexifitness - Colin and Lim Thow Wee ran and got 4th in the MR 25 Team Event for Half-Marathon x 2 race.
An Interview With Colin.
Why did you decide to run this race?
I had a lot of friends from Team Fatbird running in this race and Gold Coast marathon had a reputation for producing PBs due to its flat course and cool weather so I decided to make it my first serious overseas race.
Why did you run the MR25 half-marathon?
I treated it as a long hard run as preparation for my half-marathon in Gold Coast a mere two weeks later.
How was the route?
It was downward sloping for the first few km and thus, it was easy to maintain a good pace early on in the race. Overall, it's relatively flat.
How was the organisation of the race, itself?
The organisation of the race was indeed superb and I'm really impressed!! The expo was excellent and there was comprehensive pre-race information including the profiles of the top runners for each race. During the race, the volunteers were awesome and hydration points were sufficient. To top it off, the official results were available within an hour of crossing the finishing line at the information counter and on the Internet in the same afternoon. Also, every competitor's results and names were published in the local newspaper the very next day.
What kind of time were you expecting?
I raced with no expectations as I had not spent enough time to train due to injury and monthly business travels. My race strategy was to cross the 10km mark under 4'/km pace (which I couldn't manage to do in Singapore) and take the risk of falling apart in the second half of the race.
Are you happy with your time? Is it a personal best time?
Definitely yes. In less than ideal preparations for the race, I managed to beat my previous PB by almost a minute.
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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.
