Fact: Henrik Ingebrigtsen was flagged as "passport suspicious" in official WADA documents.
Other athletes with "passport suspicious"?
Meseret Defar, Galen Rupp,Mo Farah, Silas Kiplagat, Geoffrey Mutai, and Evan Jager. Asbel Kiprop, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Luke Puskedra, Mary Ketiany and Aries Merritt.
Provide a link or it didn't happen. Sounds like another fancy bears "official" document. If WADA are in fact distributing info about 'suspicious" athletes, then the organization needs an overhaul or be disbanded entirely for being unprofessional. Either they are in a position to sanction or they need to shut up. This is how situations as with Peter Bol get out of hand. There is enough concern for WADA's incompetence, things like this (if true) only add to that concern.
Fact: Henrik Ingebrigtsen was flagged as "passport suspicious" in official WADA documents.
Other athletes with "passport suspicious"?
Meseret Defar, Galen Rupp,Mo Farah, Silas Kiplagat, Geoffrey Mutai, and Evan Jager. Asbel Kiprop, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Luke Puskedra, Mary Ketiany and Aries Merritt.
Provide a link or it didn't happen. Sounds like another fancy bears "official" document. If WADA are in fact distributing info about 'suspicious" athletes, then the organization needs an overhaul or be disbanded entirely for being unprofessional. Either they are in a position to sanction or they need to shut up. This is how situations as with Peter Bol get out of hand. There is enough concern for WADA's incompetence, things like this (if true) only add to that concern.
LOL... WADA put out a statement apologizing for the leak, bro!
Solid run from Morgs in 7:35 for fourth. Good to see him getting back to it.
He had a a really strong (Beamish-esque?) finish. I think he will be a surprise in Riga, potentially running under 13:10 and taking down some guys who might falter.
I love to see this. Henrik is among the most talented ever but the least healthy. On the reality show, he'd get fit extremely quickly and run well but never put it together because he never had a fit and healthy season after 2012.
i might be talking out of turn, but maybe he shouldn't be getting fit extremely quickly?
There is hardly any 1500 great who went on to dominate the roads, except for range miracle Augustine Choge with his sub 3:30 and his sub 60 halves.
Choge never "dominated the roads". Farah has faster PBs than Choge over 1500m and HM.
Farah has never ran a sub 1:45 800 or a sub 7:30 3000. Not even close the Choge's range achievements!
The sub 60 is good enough to be the only exception to noone dominating the roads. As Mo certainly did not do, and was not a 1500 guy anyhow, just a 5000/10000 guy. We are talking about Henrik Ingrebrigtsen here, remember?
Provide a link or it didn't happen. Sounds like another fancy bears "official" document. If WADA are in fact distributing info about 'suspicious" athletes, then the organization needs an overhaul or be disbanded entirely for being unprofessional. Either they are in a position to sanction or they need to shut up. This is how situations as with Peter Bol get out of hand. There is enough concern for WADA's incompetence, things like this (if true) only add to that concern.
LOL... WADA put out a statement apologizing for the leak, bro!
You are right in this (but an apology here is a given -they screwed up- and therefore of little value). -They should have apologised for the content -“the suspicion”- based on poor understanding of how altitude training affects the blood pass (Not my saying, but experts like Jostein Hallen and Ove Talsnes -google them /altitude training /Henrik Ingebrigtsen /doping..!)
I love to see this. Henrik is among the most talented ever but the least healthy. On the reality show, he'd get fit extremely quickly and run well but never put it together because he never had a fit and healthy season after 2012.
i might be talking out of turn, but maybe he shouldn't be getting fit extremely quickly?
Henrik has had maybe the worst injury luck outside of anyone not named Ritz, but you're right, he also comes back too quickly from said injuries and runs too hard in workouts. He was the main one pushing back against Gjert's methods on the show (but of course who knows how much of that was manufactured drama) but ironically enough, he was the one who needed those blood lactate-driven methods the most.
LOL... WADA put out a statement apologizing for the leak, bro!
You are right in this (but an apology here is a given -they screwed up- and therefore of little value). -They should have apologised for the content -“the suspicion”- based on poor understanding of how altitude training affects the blood pass (Not my saying, but experts like Jostein Hallen and Ove Talsnes -google them /altitude training /Henrik Ingebrigtsen /doping..!)
The fancy bears leak was legitimate information held within WADA but I think it was taken out of context. It was just one source for WADA to help focus their testing programme. They cannot test every athlete due to cost and so the blood data is one source used to identify athletes to be tested more regularly. (Other sources may include tip offs, doping teammates/coaches or race performances)
Athlete's blood scores fluctuate between tests for a variety of factors. The scale WADA chose to use internally is purely for their own use and does not actually indicate whether an athlete is doping or not.
That is great. A couple of days ago YT recommended a video and it was the episode on his family running. He had just had hamstring surgery (in 2021). I never heard that as a reason for him not doing well.
The fancy bears leak was legitimate information held within WADA but I think it was taken out of context. It was just one source for WADA to help focus their testing programme. They cannot test every athlete due to cost and so the blood data is one source used to identify athletes to be tested more regularly. (Other sources may include tip offs, doping teammates/coaches or race performances)
Athlete's blood scores fluctuate between tests for a variety of factors. The scale WADA chose to use internally is purely for their own use and does not actually indicate whether an athlete is doping or not.
Very good post! I agree in everything you are saying here, but WADA should have said the same as you (especially after the leak)…
One thing that I have been thinking about is maybe the optimized double threshold with X-factor sessions will benefit longevity in the sport. Henrik is 30+ and running a PB, that bodes will for Jakob moving up in distance and having a long career if that is what he wants.
Does anyone know the cause of Henrik’s hamstring surgery or the type of it? I’m having some hamstring problems and thought it was odd that there’s basically no information about the cause or the type.