Eliud Kiptanui, favourite to win Langueux 10km Race 2011

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

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

Eliud Kiptanui, favourite to win in Langueux 10Km Race

  Eliud Kiptanui breaks the course record with a 2:05:39 run in Prague 

Summary of the upcoming race.

Eliud Kiptanui, from Kenya, is the favourite to win in the 21st edition of the Corrida de Langueux, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race,  which is on Saturday 25. 

22-year-old Eliud Kiptanui became well known to the world in 2010 when he did extremely well in the Prague Marathon, doing a time of 2:05:39. That means that he was the eighth fastest in the World in 2010. However, this season he has been plagued by injuries and being affected during races. His agent Volker Wagner indicated that he is perfectly fit for the Corrida.

Eliud Kiptanui may be going for the course record time of 27:56 set by Moroccan Abdella Falil in 2007. 2010 champion  Ethiopian Azmeraw Bekele is not running, hence his two runners-up Mourad Morafit of Morocco and Onesphore Nkunzimana of Burundi are the main opponents. His teammate Mohamed El Hachimi, fifth last year in Langueux, may aim for a podium finish. The young Atsedu Tsegay, sixth in the 5000m at the World Junior Championships last year, will run for Ethiopia.

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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.