Jakob Ingebrigtsen optimistic after

[@arelman]

Jacob's injuries may be a blessing in disguise. Kerr's been racing in the red all indoor season and Jacob's building toward a peak in Paris after less racing. I wouldn't bet against Jacob any time, but it's looking really good for him this year.

[@sharonb537]

If the sound of a newborn doesnt keep him awake at nights.

[@nathanplant9893]

@@sharonb537trust me it won’t😭😂

[@helensuzanne8785]

Agree. I was surprised how good he was. I immediately thought, oh he will win in Paris.

[@TBrl8]

This aged like milk.

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

I’m so glad Jakob still believes he is the best and wants to race a lot this summer and is building towards something special. It means we can enjoy a lot more of his amazing performances!

[@LynnEdwards-sl7jd]

He'll have the WR by the end of August.

[@kevinmolloy9134]

Kerr no1

[@simpson10k]

Love this shit. Love Jakob

[@LynnEdwards-sl7jd]

He's the best.

[@alexanderl9985]

He's the GOAT!

[@Good13man]

I love this response. So mature. So balanced. Benevolent.

[@melons6709]

he seems in great spirits

[@andreacavaliere884]

Very honest interview. I really like Jacob. Kerr is great too. Will be really interesting. I think Jacob was just staying behind to get the measure. Looking at the bigger picture.

[@staceman7981]

Honestly, I think Jakob is quietly hinting that he is going to drop a world record in the Olympics. If he is running a smooth 3:45 as an opener after being injured, and you can hear in his voice that he is oozing with confidence.

[@chazdavis1644]

Excuse me? I like Jakob and his ability to consistently perform time and time again, but I’d be shocked if he could solo a 3:25.xx

[@staceman7981]

@@chazdavis1644 i don't think he has to solo the WR now. Nguse and Kerr have shown they are on a similar level so he will have company all the way. Even if they run a WR, there is no guarantee that the winner is jakob.

[@theobserver6493]

@@chazdavis1644 - I agree. I don't see him getting below 3:26. Even if he breaks 3:27 I'd be a bit surprised. Not saying he doesn't have the potential. Just not this season.

[@reillyjp]

Roll on the Olympics.. Jakob not really giving Kerr any compliments so that adds to the spice of the rivalry.. hopefully they both get to the olympic final fit and healthy and could be the race of the games

[@Minexorek]

Jakob said that "Kerr was strong today"

[@onebraincell9522]

i can see anybody out of the top three win in paris. Kerr running a new brit record, Jakob running a 3:45 straight out of an injury, and nuguse running another top 5 american performace. its gonna be close

[@Kingston781]

But Timoth CHERIYOUT is there at Paris Olympics don’t forget that king is back😂😂

[@walterbortz355]

Agree. The goal medalist will come from one of those three.

[@manvswoodbeam]

Wightman coming off injury too. don't count him out.

[@helensuzanne8785]

Yeah it will be interesting with Nuguse. He’s still gaining experience and I think Dathan has been training the on guys hard (not peaking at this point).

[@ingagade951]

Jacob is a very sympathic guy. And realistic.

[@codycornell2212]

You can call him cocky but his confidence is hard to argue against haha

[@TBrl8]

Quite easy actually, my gran has a better kick than Ingebritson.

[@chrispotterfan]

Jacob performed really well considering him being injured and missing out quite some training.

[@THE_HMRC]

3:30 Jakob will not give credit to Kerr. He refuses to even state his name!! It's on.

[@marlinweekley51]

And Vice versa , its definitely on 🤪🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[@EightFrancs]

Why do you want any athlete to give credit to a rival?

[@THE_HMRC]

@@EightFrancs ....You are correct.....especially if your rival beat you. My bad.

[@Minexorek]

He said that "Kerr was strong today" in another interview

[@randytindol2172]

Congratulations to Kerr, New British Record..Has had a busy year,many good races..Kinda a peak..Jacob 1st race of year..Outstanding time and his peak is coming..Going to be interesting..Go Nuguse, great race,not quite there..Watch out for Hobbs, he is more determined now than ever..

[@vincentvangogh8092]

Kerr was racing off heavy volume training thats not peak at all, they gradually cut back the level of training and that when they fly

[@matthewvanleeuwen9086]

Jakob still has much faster times than Kerr in the 1500m (8th fastest time of all time; Kerr’s fastest time is tied for 57th) and Mile (3rd fastest time of all time; Kerr now has the 10th fastest time) so he’s really not making excuses; when he’s 100% he is the fastest man currently racing in both of those distances.

[@NCSven]

Would love to see Jakob throw in an 800s just because!

[@xcbaby123]

That has not helped him one bit in tactical 1500m finals.

[@TBrl8]

Jakob has no kick. My gran has a better kick. You won’t win races these days against Kerr and Hocker and co with no kick. Those days are over.

[@Dishfire101]

Scotland and England is dominating middle distance running especially the ladies.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

i think hodgkinson has got 1.43 in her

[@armando1829]

@@vincentvangogh8092 you mean 1:53 i hope

[@clifcody]

Exciting!

[@iberiksoderblom]

Its actually perfect for the comming Olympics, for Jacob.

[@TBrl8]

This aged well.

[@iberiksoderblom]

@@TBrl8 oh yes. Well so be it. I am humbled 😄

[@TBrl8]

@@iberiksoderblom Jakob has no kick my friend, he got exposed again today, if he can’t beat people with the pace of the first 2 laps he has no chance, he can’t sprint to save his life.

[@davesideas-yt]

Outstanding ambassador of the sport.

[@Eypateach]

Rekabet güzeldir, Jakob farklı bir rüzgar getirdi. Yenilmez bir savaşçı havası var ve bu onu özel kılmaya devam edecek :)

[@walterbortz355]

This guy will be hard to beat. Wouldn’t put down money against him.

[@johnmurray3911]

He's must be fun to live with.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

lol he is as awkward as elon musk to talk to

[@stephanfourie6879]

Jakob will ad the 1500, mile and 3000 WRS this season🎉🎉🎉

[@theobserver6493]

And when you wake up your coffee will be cold already 🙂. I don't see that happening this season for Jakob - the disruption to his training just set him back that little bit too much. But I will be the first to eat my words and apologize if he does indeed get either. I really really like Jakob.

[@stephanfourie6879]

@@theobserver6493 I also really really like Jakob .... and my tea😂😂

[@Xeniarubyanceva]

Thanks, Jacob ❤❤❤❤

[@AdamGordon1]

tl;dr someone wanted to win more. Someone has already peaked. I'm favourite for Paris. Someone = Josh Kerr, who won.

[@rfmlets6713]

Does not look too happy - putting a brave face on it.

[@anzatzi]

Go, Jakob!

[@TBrl8]

Go home Jakob with no medal 😂

[@henrik3141]

Kerr really got into his head

[@vincentvangogh8092]

Kerr has used this guy to become great he needs a rival to motivate him, paris will be a cracker if everyone stays injury free must be confident giving jakob a 10 metre start with about 600 to go and believed he could run him down I think over last 400m Kerr is the best so Jacob will have to win the hard way in paris jacob cant win a slow race and we know Kerr can clock 3.45 early season that tells me close to the world record is required

[@josephgonzalez_]

No doubt if Jakob loses against Kerr at the Olympics he’ll still come out with this time trial, I didn’t try as hard as he did sh1t

[@PoetWithPace]

Some can smell his BS 🤣🤣

[@AdamGordon1]

😂

[@PoetWithPace]

Is Jakob going for the “most excuses” book? Apparently most of the greatest runners have comeback after injury to complete new records 🤔

[@robinbauer1975]

I want him to win so bad 😂😂😂😂 Him or wightman or Farken

[@jasonviera1]

“More of a time trial” “some should have done better” Cool story bro…

[@Jd-di8xv]

He hasn’t raced in an entire year and was doing cross training for his injury all the way up until a couple months ago so not really the craziest statement

[@jasonviera1]

@@Ruhan885For most of the athletes this was their first mile/1500 of the outdoor campaign and respectfully this was NOT a slow race. Everyone expecting WRs every week fail to see the Forrest through the trees. They’re all building to peak in Paris.

[@jasonviera1]

@@Jd-di8xvHis inability to simply admit he was beaten by someone in better shape is the issue here, clearly everyone knows he’s coming off injury and his performance was excellent. That said, his deflection and hot takes are childish at best.

[@theobserver6493]

I am a big Ingebrigtsen fan, but starting to lose respect for some of the comments he is making. Just give Kerr the respect he deserves. Kerr definitely picked up a lot, and I feel his range is getting much better, if one considers his world record in the 2 miles, and also that insanely fast 800m. That gives him the ability to either run a slightly slower race and kick hard, or run fast from the start.

[@muscle99sav]

So juiced for this battle

[@xcbaby123]

The irony. He doesn't request a pace this time and he doesn't win. Noticing a trend here

[@david2804me]

Oh Jakob....don't you just love an excuse...and you have had to come up with quite a few in the 1500m in the last three years. Great run by Josh proving that becoming world champion last year was no fluke ....another very good run too by Jakob....and great to see Wightman getting back to full fitness. I didn't hear any injury excuses though from Jake. Anyway we already knew that Josh is a faster finisher than Jakob but now we also know that Josh has become just as strong as Jakob who must be panicking on the inside a little for Paris. It’s going to be a great race.

[@ianbusche1471]

I mean sure it’s an excuse but that doesn’t make it not the truth

[@david2804me]

@@ianbusche1471 in Jakob’s case you never know. When Kerr beat him in the worlds last year, Jakob said he was injured…. but three days later he won the 5000.m. Jakob tells lies as excuses and it’s not classy. He should be better than that.

[@jamesromano3288]

Open wide Dave,,,been saving u some....💩💩💩💩💩

[@ianbusche1471]

@@david2804me said he was sick which can definitely get better in 3 days especially if it’s just a small cold. I don’t think he lies, but yes excuses he does make but they are true.

[@EightFrancs]

​@@david2804megenuine question here, not trolling. What exactly do you mean by "classy"?

[@MarkReynolds-c2o]

His invincibility has gone, there are now athletes that can beat him, but the 1500 Olympic final in Paris will be one races not to miss.

[@GawdGenetics]

He’s cocky, and smug

[@pwt1969]

Kerr is so excited to beat the present days fastest miler in a race. But he's still not the fastest runner in the field. Enjoy your moment Kerr, but your not the best.

[@davidgagen9856]

You got beat by a better runner on the day.....why is it so hard for you to say this?

[@Minexorek]

He said it in another interview ...

[@PoetWithPace]

He’s a sore loser?

[@davidgagen9856]

You are a time trialist after all ..not really a racer.

[@crayontom9687]

This guy has no humility. Unlikeable

[@AdamGordon1]

Kerr's doing the same. It's fun to watch 😂

[@vikroy3777]

This guy he loses again after talking big

[@TBrl8]

Kerr is the best now.

[@NikoXC08]

Kerr is the most fit right now. Jakob ran the 3rd fastest mile of all time this past year. 2 seconds ahead of Kerr. Easy there.

[@frankjohansen9364]

Well,what do you crazy englismen say after Jacob's 3,26,73 at the 1500 m in Monaco?

[@TBrl8]

@@frankjohansen9364 I say he HAS NO KICK and just got bounced out of a medal in Paris 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@frankjohansen9364]

He has admitted it afterward,that his first lap was maybe 2 seconds too fast,and he himself got schocked when he saw the time,but it came out of that his feet felt so great that he didn't know that he had opened so hard,it was 1 second better than the world record,so he tried to slow down a bit,but the result was still too fast,then he got a couple of meters,and became to eager,and the result we could all see,he run out of gas,and didn't have his usual kick,and got outkicked by the three other guys,he even admitted that they was great racers and was best that day.If you take a look at some of jacobs earlier races,he usual start increases his speed gradually on the two last laps,and very often he then stride away from his competitors,and if they follow he take them with his kick.I'm not sure the others would have had a better kick than him,if he had run in his usual way.I have seen a comparison of some of Kerr's best races against some of Jacob's best races,and have seen a comparison of ever 100 m at maybe the two last laps,and Jacob had in that comparisons may be better kick than Kerr,if I remember things right.

[@TBrl8]

@@frankjohansen9364 his usual kick? He has no kick, never had one, and never will.

[@EightFrancs]

Jakub is extremely talented. Unfortunately he has one of the worst fanbases in world sports. They remind me of Leo Messi (soccer) fanatics. Extremely disrespectful and obsessive.

[@XDF745]

It'll be fun to watch the deity and his disciples make excuses when he loses in Paris.

[@rosslacey8555]

Will never beat Kerr. Excuse after excuse as usual!

[@sunnlands]

Jakob and Josh are 11-2 now.