He thought he could go with the best and greatly overestimated his ability.
That has been established over 48h ago. For some reason you keep repeating that like you have just come up with it. You should take your dementia medicine.
All of that is in your own mind, which you've just projected on to Ingebrigtsen. It's like saying a runner enters 5k and runs flat out for 3k, is gassed and then shuffles home - "to see how their body would respond". Bollocks. I don't think it was his plan to completely exhaust himself by less than half way and then be reduced to a walk, like a hobby jogger. He thought he could go with the best and greatly overestimated his ability.
Do you ever get tired of being an IDIOT?
When the down arrows of your posts consistently and massively outweigh the up arrows, you gotta think "I'm delusional and have zero clue as to what I'm talking about".
Sign off Bro!!!
I couldn't care less what you guys think. You don't think.
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If you didn't see that before, that was kinda a big thing before the race that was said a few times. Clearly he knew there was a good chance he wouldn't finish. I'll say that again. FINISH. Why would he think he'd break the world record you buffoon, he didn't say that was his goal good lord.
He enters a race with the express likelihood of dropping out - like a hobby jogger? The would-be "distance GOAT"? Bullsh*t. Fan excuses never stop.
You don't appear to know this is a site where free speech applies and differing opinions are allowed. That means you will read opinions you don't like from people you don't like. One-eyed fans like you don't get that.
You can have both free speech and make sure that elderly people that are sunsetting get their proper care.
They do but it's the free speech bit that bothers you.
He suffered for this misadventure and gave his detractors plenty of ammunition.
Ingebrigtsen for sure cares a great deal about what some internet warriors and wannabe know-it-alls have to say on a miserable forum, right?
You can hardly find a more visible proof that he couldn't care less about what outsiders might think, and that his only focus is on following his inner voice in the pursuit of continuously becoming the best version of himself as a top athlete.
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If you didn't see that before, that was kinda a big thing before the race that was said a few times. Clearly he knew there was a good chance he wouldn't finish. I'll say that again. FINISH. Why would he think he'd break the world record you buffoon, he didn't say that was his goal good lord.
He enters a race with the express likelihood of dropping out - like a hobby jogger? The would-be "distance GOAT"? Bullsh*t. Fan excuses never stop.
Or maybe you don't understand how training and peaking works?
I wish he would run one next January or February. I think he'd do close to an hour if it wasn't after a long track season with multiple record attempts, an Olympics, an early year injury and a short illness.
He ran a high level race to end his season then, two days later, jumped into this half marathon. Someone asked me what I thought he'd run, I said my heart says 58 but my brain says 1:03.
Or maybe you don't understand how training and peaking works?
I wish he would run one next January or February. I think he'd do close to an hour if it wasn't after a long track season with multiple record attempts, an Olympics, an early year injury and a short illness.
He ran a high level race to end his season then, two days later, jumped into this half marathon. Someone asked me what I thought he'd run, I said my heart says 58 but my brain says 1:03.
You thought he has bettered this by 10 minutes? No doubt you did, Dumbo.
I thought he entered a HM, not a 10k road race. Maybe if he enters a marathon he will run his fastest half before dropping out?
He did. And his split at 10km was 3 seconds faster than the NZ (you know the country?) track record for the distance. Held by the brother of a confirmed doper.
I thought he entered a HM, not a 10k road race. Maybe if he enters a marathon he will run his fastest half before dropping out?
He did. And his split at 10km was 3 seconds faster than the NZ (you know the country?) track record for the distance. Held by the brother of a confirmed doper.
For you that's jogging territory.
Ingebrigtsen basically ran an all out first 10K. Even though he set a NR and was faster, according to you, than the NZ 10000m track record, the WR for the 10K is 26:24. He has a long way to go before becoming a medal threat in the 10000m.
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He did. And his split at 10km was 3 seconds faster than the NZ (you know the country?) track record for the distance. Held by the brother of a confirmed doper.
For you that's jogging territory.
Ingebrigtsen basically ran an all out first 10K. Even though he set a NR and was faster, according to you, than the NZ 10000m track record, the WR for the 10K is 26:24. He has a long way to go before becoming a medal threat in the 10000m.
I don't think it was an all out 10k. At the 9k mark, do you think it's the same when knowing it's 1k left or when knowing there are 12k left? I'm pretty sure in a 10k he could have run sub 27:20. 36 hours after beating the best in the world over 1500m and without specific preparation .
No doubt very close to 27:00 is possible while rested and better prepared.
I wish he would run one next January or February. I think he'd do close to an hour if it wasn't after a long track season with multiple record attempts, an Olympics, an early year injury and a short illness.
He ran a high level race to end his season then, two days later, jumped into this half marathon. Someone asked me what I thought he'd run, I said my heart says 58 but my brain says 1:03.
What do you think his brain said?
His mind said 58. His body said otherwise.
I've been running for 53 years. My mind says that I can still run 5:00 per mile. My body says I can't.
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