Jakob Ingebrigsten Feels Confident After Bowerman Mile Second-Place Finish

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[@joowsty]

you really have to read in between the lines and with that im not even sure what he means exactly. but this is what i got from it: he means that he could follow Kerr quite easily but couldnt pass him, but since it was his first race of the year and he is still in training and at the start of his build up, he thinks that he has more room to improve than Kerr and that will make him the favorite in Paris.

[@tquasa07]

It didn't look like he had more to give, not at the end at least. If he had tried, Kerr probably would have dug enough to win, and it wouldn't have benefitted JI

[@joowsty]

@@tquasa07 yes thats what i meant he couldnt make an extra effort, but i think he did mean that because of this being his first race and being amids heavy training he meant that because he could stay right behind Kerr it means that when he is on top form he will have that extra's to pass Kerr (or stay in front of him in a different race strategy.

[@sp4rky470]

@@tquasa07no one’s saying that he had more to give. Jakob’s argument is that they are both at very different points of fitness in their seasons; Jakob has far more to build off of with it being his first race

[@justforfun-bm9tm]

4:35 'Some of my competitors have clearly taken a step in the right direction, but not a big step'. It seems like Jakob is excited about finally having to race and not be the pacemaker for once. It must be unusual for him, but I love to see that he still thinks he's the man to beat, it's exciting for the sport. He's being a cheeky sod and that's what we love to see.

[@jimoconnor8597]

Jakob ALWAYS shows up to the races. Its a shame we haven't had these big time races all along!

[@raahiklar-chaudhuri758]

"The mile isn't important to my culture" *is the world record holder in the 2 mile*

[@liberty5069]

And with a 3:43 mile, let's just say that he multi-cultured. lol

[@muaawiyahabouarb6731]

All to help him in becoming the best in the 1500…..

[@seatownfan]

He never said the 2 mile. 😜

[@M20-z4j]

Are we hating Jacob because we all want his confidence? Man came from a 9 months break and puts on a show and here we are calling him a sore loser. Name any other world class athlete who came back from an injury and threw down a world class performance in the last 10 years in track and field.

[@marlslowe]

The point is, the Pre is not the Olympics but a race to gauge how effective training for the Olympics is going. But not intended as THE race. Kerr even said in his interview, "I was not supposed to go with 600 to go", implying he ignored his coach and his training plan and showed his hand. That was Kerr best effort. For training to be effective, the person training must be patient and stick to the plan. Jacob's point was he is following a plan to peak at the Olympics, not in Oregon in May. His point was he stuck to the plan. Kerr allowed his ego to derail his plan and showed his 100% peak effort . Jacob has more to give and is patiently waiting for the right moment to show hid 100% peak effort. That will be soon. Not today, but very soon

[@regiseal]

It doesn’t mean Kerr showed his hand, it means he raced in a way that would give him a less convincing/efficient win than his optimal race plan, which would have been blowing the doors off of Ingebrigtsen with 250 to go. If Kerr lets Ingebrigtsen lead any part of the Olympic final, he will save more energy to use on his much superior sprint finish

[@mocabeentrill]

There's nothing wrong with congratulating the winner Josh...

[@abkonk]

He did. End of the race

[@phillipdorado7686]

cry harder

[@hollymoore9656]

If he ran like that and nearly got Josh, on 80%, and just coming back from injury, he’ll win France. Kerr is not exciting, Jakob is and Jakob is no where near his best right now. Whilst the battle of Josh v Jakob continues, I’d be worried about Yared Nuguse. The silent assassin!

[@usa9558]

Agree. Nuguse still continuously perform better since last year's diamond league final, he could surprise everyone if he can sit and kick just like this race. Wightman had a great SB also, and he is really silent since his injury.

[@npSharkie]

@@usa9558 i feel like he needs a little more confidence to take hold earlier on race or move up at least

[@mocabeentrill]

We sure know who's your favorite

[@joejoejoe4577]

Don’t rule out Jake Weightman.

[@et5222]

"I'm not a fan of the mile" says the man who set up a 2 mile World Record at a meet in metric Norway.

[@tombriggs-hx2gm]

Jeez can you imagine being the child of Jacob? Some tough love coming your way.

[@liberty5069]

We'll see how the kid's training program is going when he gets to his first birthday.

[@leRollingBacon]

With the level of intensity the media is putting on him to "put on a show" for them and their audiences, it almost feels like he's being molded into something he's really not. Would be interesting to see how these questions would have been answered in his native Norwegian.

[@GbawlZ]

It's such a cop out to say that the mile isn't part of 'his culture', when he has been racing the Bowerman Mile since he was like 17. People understand that this was his first race back from an Achilles injury, he doesn't need to defend himself. That's the danger in being the sore winner that he has been in the past -- when you do lose, it's hard on you mentally to accept it.

[@jaymills1720]

Love this guy

[@kevinthompson6994]

The interviewers must love Jacob there’s about a million sound bites in this one 😮

[@michaelnogas3536]

You can tell he’s having so much fun being cheeky and sly

[@seatownfan]

He should have stopped at 1500m and called it a day. 😂

[@lucas.hahn2027]

Idc what anyone says. I'm liking this father version of Jakob so much more.

[@msolares]

Every excuse in the book. Kerr, I hope you keep beating this arrogant dude.

[@jkdure]

well he only stating the facts- Kerr still havent beat a fully fresh Jakob 1500 m Jakob was unlucky and got ill - the fitnes he had that year he would have crushed Ker. (sure he could just said kerr was strong today and it wasnt my best day) into this race Jakob has been injuried - but i also belive all the media antention about the situation with his dad also havto take a toll on him.

[@msolares]

@@jkdure I heard what he said, and he sounds arrogant, and I hope Kerr continues to beat him. That's all I am saying.

[@jkdure]

@@msolares well Kerr aint any less arrogant - hope Ingebrigtsen is back to his top lvl in OL and crushes Kerr.

[@joelmead]

Haha he is so salty 😂 “Time trial” 😅😅😅

[@jkdure]

And... he comes back from injury and still so close to Kerr.

[@phillipdorado7686]

he hasn’t race in 9 months so pretty spot on with calling it a time trial

[@buddytheturtle9084]

He got mushroom stamped😂

[@ttoure8204]

This man is always making some excuse when he loses…

[@vinniequiroz3374]

Bro got injured didn’t race for 9 months and josh only got him by less than half a second I got him for the Olympics 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@RUNISFAST]

Nah

[@bluerfoot]

Haha he basically says Kerr didn't do well in the end of the interview. I love Jakob and root for him but that is pure delusion.

[@Notoriouslou]

He’s Josh son 😂😂

[@williamh9910]

This guy is soo hate able. Don't know how he has so many fans

[@tquasa07]

We have daddy issues

[@jmac6541]

Absolutely. Totally arrogant

[@phillipdorado7686]

who cares. competitors aren’t supposed to be soft plushy teddy bears who say nice things to their rivals.

[@michaelnogas3536]

I find him hilarious. He’s confident and cheeky and downright arrogant. So much more entertaining than most professional athletes

[@calumprasser95]

He has fans because A) he races a lot, more than anyone else B) he races across many distances and disciplines (e.g. cross country) C) he wins most of his races D) is a prodigious talent E) he is from Norway, which is a novelty F) he has confidence and swagger