Saturday, August 30, 2014

Vegan Kenny Lee - Surprises everyone with his 1hr 29min 22sec time for his first time 2014 Army Half-Marathon race.

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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 Marcel Sng


Vegan Kenny Lee - Hoping to bring cheers to the vegan community




Picture 1- Picture was taken in Loving Hut at Joo Chiat

He has done 3 sub-19min timing in 3 months. The timings were all consistent. He did 5km in 18min 38sec with 2 1/2 months of Flexifitness training. In the past, he did not have any personal best time for 5km. At first, with one-month training, he did 19min 40sec and 19min 41sec for the subsequent week. 


Today, he ran with confidence and aimed to do a sub-1hr and 30min as it was his first half - marathon race that he was taking part in. However, he was unsure of how to run it. He followed Coach Rameshon' s advice of running the first few kilometres easy and then ramp the speed up by running a steady pace and kick at the last part. Towards the end, I saw him giving his best shot by sprinting towards the last few hundred metres. While the clock was ticking, Coach Rameshon was excited whether Kenny will hit the sub- 1hr 30min target. We were all anxious. Seconds were just passing by and I was looking for Kenny and started yelling as soon as I saw him. Kenny gestured to me by raising his hand in triumphant victory and went for it at the homestretch. His challenge was with himself. 



Hence, in such a short span, he has done a sub- 1hr 30min for his first run and right now aiming to do a sub-3hours in this Standard Chartered marathon, either this year or the next, I was thinking of interviewing him on his achievement.


So, first-timers out there, watch out for this interview. I hope that you perk up your confidence and train for races. I hope that you can do a sub - 2 hours for your first half-marathon by following Kenny's example if you keep training consistently.  





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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.