Anirban Banerjee - Journey from 20min 11sec to 12min 38sec in his 2.4km run test.

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

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

Anirban Banerjee (17-year-old male) - Not just one of the top student in Global Indian School but he is also a pride of Flexifitness as well.

Anirban's mother called me around 2 years ago and she told me that she wanted me to assist her son in running. At first, I worked with him for nearly a year. Anirban was about 15 years of age at that time. There was progress in his fitness tests like Standing Broad Jump, Pull-Up and Sit-Ups. However, I saw that his progress in running was very gradual but slow. He was training once or twice per week. I did a running test with him for 2.4km in the past.

From a time of 20min 11sec, after some months, he was doing a time between 15 and 16min for 2.4km. He was going up and down in this range. His running technique improved a lot over a period of time. He was studying very hard though.

The joy came when he finished his exams, about 6 weeks back. He had the next 5 weeks to train. Of the 6 days per week training, he trained with us for two days and the rest of the days, he did his own training with discipline and in a consistent manner. 

After a series of 1500m time trials for 3 weeks, with sheer determination, he brought the 2.4km time down below sub-14min last week. He did a time of 13min 41sec. It was a very good time as he has never done this kind of timing before. 

Last week, on 2nd of August, he ran a time trial on the track and did a wonderful time of 12min 38sec. 

He did a 1min 03sec improvement in just a week's time. It was an amazing feat indeed. I needed another 1 month to work with him to do a 10min flat but he had to go overseas for his further studies.

It was only when he did 12min 38sec that I felt that I have done my job and felt very happy about the achievement and in Napfa Test this time would fetch a sliver award, as he qualifies for it. 

The best part came when in last Friday's Tabla Paper he was named as one of the handful top students who studied in Global Indian School, in the International Baccalaureate programme. 

As I know Anirban, he has been a very good attitude student in our programme and was a humble personality person to our knowledge and I feel great to work with him and wish him all the best to his further studies in the USA. All the best, Anirban!

Note: Anirban would like to thank Marcel Sng for supporting and encouraging the former to do well in running.

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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.