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Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

May 30, 2024

2024 Bislett Games: Ingebrigtsen Wins & Warholm Loses on a Thrilling Night in Oslo

Norway’s Olympic champions were the stars of the show on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen (3:29.74) used a dive at the line to beat Timothy Cheruiyot (3:29.77) but Warholm (46.70) was not as fortunate and lost to a great run from Alison dos Santos (46.63 WL).
May 30, 2024

Diamond League Oslo Race Videos

Miss the action? We have all the best race videos below. Results are linked here.
May 25, 2024

Josh Kerr (3:45.34) Delivers Again to Defeat Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Win 2024 Bowerman Mile

Josh Kerr defeated Jakob Ingebrigtsen for the second straight time in a Bowerman Mile that lived up to the hype.
May 24, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen & Josh Kerr Open Up on Their Relationship (Or Lack Thereof) Before 2024 Bowerman Mile

If you turned into the broadcast portion of the pre-race conference expecting fireworks, you left disappointed but things got a bit spicy when LRC talked to them individually as Ingebrigtsen clearly was bothered by Kerr's podcast criticisms of him, calling them a "coward move." *MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen calls Josh Kerr's podcast comments "a coward move"
May 23, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Preps for Pre: Breakdown of His Latest Training Session

Jakob Ingebrigtsen did 12x400 and 10x200 before Pre. Watch his workout or see his splits.
May 23, 2024

Dear Distance Gurus: What Do You Think of Jakob's Recent 12 x 400, 10 x 200 Workout in Flagstaff?

Jakob's recent 12 x 400, 10 x 200 workout has generated a lot of buzz. What do the LRC coaches think about it? They are most impressed by something hardly anyone is talking about.
May 22, 2024

A (Regular Season) Race For The Ages - 2024 Bowerman Mile Preview: Kerr v Ingebrigtsen Grudge Match, Wightman Returns, & Stars Galore

Americans Yared NuguseCole Hocker, Hobbs Kessler, and Matthew Centrowitz have their hands full with a stacked field that also features World Indoor champ Geordie Beamish.
May 20, 2024

WTW: 12:55 Is The Old 13:05 + Winners & Losers From A Busy Week

Last week, Cole Hocker and Cooper Teare both broke 13:00 in LA but what does that mean in an era where 12:58 places you 11th in the race? And we explain how it was a good week for Paul Chelimo, Matthew Centrowitz, Jake Wightman, Hobbs Kessler, Hillary Bor, Matthew Wilkinson, Diribe Welteji, Elle St. Pierre, Madie Boreman, Kate Grace, Ceili McCabe, Rose Davies, Joselyn Daniely BreaPrudence Sekgodiso, Fiona O'Keeffe, and Elly Henes and a tough week for Grant Fisher, Evan Jager, Clayton Murphy, Letsile Tebogo, Abel Kipsang, Josh Thompson, Ajee Wilson, Courtney Frerichs, and Raevyn Rogers. And it was good and bad for Jakob Ingebrigtsen who didn't even race.

March 12, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, & Yared Nuguse Will Race Bowerman Mile at Pre Classic on May 25

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen have not raced since the 2023 World Championship final. Pre will be Ingebrigtsen's first race of 2024 after battling Achilles problems this winter.
February 01, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen says Josh Kerr's "desperate attempt" at psychological warfare may look "silly at somepoint" as he knows he wins "98 out of 100 times" against Kerr and Wightman

Stavanger Aftenblad's Erlend Nesje went to Jakob's house to catch up with one of the sport's biggest stars who is on the comeback trail from injury. After finishing up an hour-long run, Jakob had some interesting comments to say about fame, Josh Kerr, and Jake Wightman. *MB:  Jakob Ingebrigtsen on Wightman / Kerr: "I know that I win 98 out of 100 times against them."

December 10, 2023

Shots Fired: Josh Kerr Takes Aim at Ingebrigtsen's "Major Weaknesses", Tactics, "Yes-Men"

Let the countdown to the Olympic 1500m final begin. It's only 240 days way. On a recent podcast, Kerr seemed to relish the fact he had the opportunity to point out that Ingebrigtsen has some flaws by saying "He doesn't win a lot of non-paced races. I would love for him to be listening to this."
December 08, 2023

Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm's 2022 Incomes Revealed

Norway is one of the few countries in the world where tax lists are made public so we now know to the penny how much their top track and field stars made in 2022. Find out here how much the Ingebrigtsens made in 2022 - Jakob, Filip, Henrik and Gjert. Plus Karsten Warholm, Narve Nordas and Karoline Grøvdal.
November 09, 2023

The Pill That Over Half the Distance Medallists Used at the 2023 Worlds

Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Keely Hodgkinson and everyone in the OAC are among the stars who experimented with Maurten Bicarb System in 2023 ($65 for 4 doeses). The big question: does it work *MB: Did you know there's a pill that supposedly over half the distance medallists used in 2023?
October 24, 2023

WTW: Grant Fisher Dumps Bowerman, Ethiopia Finally Rocks The Half Marathon, & Violence in the Ingebrigtsen Camp?

Instead of asking, "What's wrong with the Bowerman Track Club?" Rojo asks, "Can we appreciate how well Grant Fisher and Elise Cranny have done at the BTC?" Plus what should be done with Gjert Ingebrigtsen?
September 20, 2023

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wants It All: "If Some People Can Do Something, I Believe I Can Do It Better"

After his double victory at Pre, Ingebrigtsen shared advice for those attempting double threshold and why he believes he can break every WR from 1500 through the marathon. *MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen wants ALL of the WRs - 1500 through marathon: "If Some People Can Do Something, I Believe I Can Do It Better".
September 19, 2023

WTW: Counting Down the 7 Biggest Storylines From the 2023 Pro Track Season

Who were the biggest winners of the 2023 track season? Noah Lyles, Niels Laros, Faith Kipyegon, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Lamecha Girma, and Yared Nuguse all make the list, but in what order?

September 17, 2023

World Records, American Records, & More: 8 Thoughts on a Wild Day 2 of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic

Gudaf Tsegay surprised with a 5000 WR as Athing Mu surprised with an American record and win. Grant Fisher got an AR but was beat while Mondo was Mondo and a whole lot more.