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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)
Kipsang set a course record in winning the London Marathon last month, good preparation for his Great Manchester Run 10km dash alongside 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder Kenenisa Bekele.
But the Kenyan was unable to handle Bekele’s pace in the final 500 metres en route to a second-place finish on Sunday.
You can go on a two-hour pace until 35km, but the last seven km? ProblemWilson Kipsang
Kipsang is no sprinter however and his strengths lie in marathon running, though he was quick to point out it took him a while to acclimatise to the demanding speeds required when clocking up 26.2 miles in a little over two hours.
“You can get the record at any time, it can come very soon. But for the sub-two hours, it’s not easy, because if you see the splits of sub-two hours, it’s a crazy pace,” said Kipsang.
“I think sub-two hours is not something to be realised very soon. You can go on a two-hour pace until 35km, but the last seven km? Problem. Guys always lose their pace in the last kilometres.
“You can see when I broke the world record, it was my 10th marathon. One time I was really close, it was then I knew I could really do it. I trained for a while before I was really in a position to run at that speed for such a long time.
“For us, the two hours, we are really not at that time. It should come down slowly by slowly. You see now so many guys are running 2hrs 3minutes, then they try to improve to 2hrs 2mins, then 2hrs 1min. But I don’t think it will come down very quickly. It’s not easy.”
Kenyan Kipsang said going on personal experience, a sub-two-hour marathon would leave him in a world of pain.
“For someone like me, I’ve run even a 58-minute half marathon. If you try to see how you run in a 58-minute half marathon, and then maybe the splits for a sub two hour if you run a 59, and then do it again… nooo,” he added, laughing and smiling at first and then groaning about the thought.
By Narayanan
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.
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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.
