this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
Hard to say from one photo. He certainly looked 12 a couple of years ago when setting the fastest parkrun for his age.
Jakob was professionally trained from a young age and did have the advantage of having two elite distance runners as older brothers.
this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
I agree he looks older than 14 (though maybe not 17) and that “shoe doping” has changed the game such that we shouldn’t be comparing times across eras anymore. But, let’s give this kid his due. If he’s truly 14, it’s a ridiculously amazing time.
I'm not saying he's not fast. He is. That's a great time for anyone. The problem I have is that people look at age and use that as a guide when they really should be looking at male physical maturity.
They see a 12 year old running 430s in the mile and right away assume he will be an Olympian.
I seen 12 year old's look like 8 or fully grown men. You cant compare the two since testosterone levels will be much higher for those going through puberty.
Jakob was likely a typical 14 year old little dude. This guy looks like puberty has hit him for a few years.
Already running sub-9 2M converted at 14, which is very impressive. Is he turning 15 this year? If so, the standard among American runners would be the U.S. 9th grade record of 8:50 3200m, which is what Marcelo Mantecon of Florida ran this year.
I'm not saying he's not fast. He is. That's a great time for anyone. The problem I have is that people look at age and use that as a guide when they really should be looking at male physical maturity.
They see a 12 year old running 430s in the mile and right away assume he will be an Olympian.
I seen 12 year old's look like 8 or fully grown men. You cant compare the two since testosterone levels will be much higher for those going through puberty.
Jakob was likely a typical 14 year old little dude. This guy looks like puberty has hit him for a few years.
Isn't training maturity equally important though? This guy missed all of last year through injury. And Jakob was always tall and mature for his age.
This is Jakob at 14 running against adults. He only looks slightly smaller than them. You wouldn't even guess he was younger if you didn't know.
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this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
If he was imported from Africa and was a bit tanner I was going to say he is likely 19 and they got the birth dates wrong...
this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
Rubbish, this is what a real world beating 17 year old champion athlete looks like:
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this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
Rubbish, this is what a real world beating 17 year old champion athlete looks like:
this is getting out of control! age don't mean anything! look at the physical maturity of the individual. He looks at least 17 so obviously an early bloomer. Do you really thing Jakob look this old as a 14 year old?
If he was imported from Africa and was a bit tanner I was going to say he is likely 19 and they got the birth dates wrong...
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Omg, can no one on letsrun say something nice. The kid is 14. I have said it 1000 times here. You can win a gold medal at the Olympics and it still isn't good enough around here. Its the shoes, drugs, a time trial, puberty, elevation, March, anything and everything, you will find some thumbs down to a performance the community should be rejoicing in.
+1
There is a certain segment of posters who apparently is only here to denigrate great athletes.
Their malicious posts say more about themselves than about the athletes
Tyrvinglekene 2015 3000m MS. Jakob Ingebrigtsen slettet den Norske aldersrekorden G15 på 3000m fra 1976.1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Sandnes IL, 8,25,90 2. Jørgen ...
