Lawerence Lim.

Running Coach.

Training Location:

City Area, West Coast Park, Queenstown Stadium

Details:

Lawrence has been running competitively since his teens and still competes actively today. With over 40 years of competitive running experience, he has the expertise to guide both new and seasoned runners. He is a highly motiviated coach with the drive and desire to help others reach their health and fitness goals.

Lawrence holds the following certifcations:

• Basic Sports Science - Republic Polytechnic 2016

• IAAF CECS Level 1 - IAAF 2016

• Standard First Aid with AED 2020

• SG-Coach Level 1 Theory - Republic Polytechnic 2019

He has been an assistant coach with ActiveSG since 2018, where he co-coaches a group of 50 runners. He coaches runners who have difficulties completing their training; discussing and understanding their challenges and enabling them to overcome their struggles. He also guides new runners for warm-up and warm-down exercises.

He has also been a personal coach from 2018. He specialises in implementing thorough warm-up, warm-down and strengthening exercises for runners. He plans training programs for each individual to improve at a pace suited for them. This ensures that injuries are prevented and that they achieve their goals within the targeted period.

Lawrence has represented Singapore in marathons and track events since the early 1990, often in 5,000m and 10,000m races as a masters athlete. He completed the 2018 Boston Marathon at the age of 51 with a time of 3:32:45. He believes that running is a life skill which can be cultivated through proper training and a healthy mindset. It is a way to keep healthy now and even after your retirement.

Types of training:

1. Running