Jakob Ingebrigtsen interview: ‘I don’t know why Kerr is so interested in me’

Ji-Min Lee · 2025-03-04T03:18:34-05:00

Hi everyone, we - at The Telegraph - have just published an exclusive interview with Jakob Ingebrigtsen in which he discusses his 'duty' to see how fast humans can run, doping in track and field and his relationship with Josh Kerr. Think it might be of interest to runners here...[b][i]Telegraph Sport's Jeremy Wilson sat down with Jakob Ingebrigtsen for an exclusive interview:[/i][/b] “I have a responsibility to see what the human race possibly can do,” says Jakob Ingebrigtsen who, between mouthfuls of cake and a huge sandwich, has been trying to convey the drive behind a story of family obsession that is perhaps the most compelling in world sport. The question had been simple – “why do you love running?” – and, as his usually quick-thinking and incisive mind went searching for the answer, an acute sense of destiny seemed to sweep over. By his own reckoning, Ingebrigtsen has been training professionally since the age of “four or five”. At 12, he was already lifting weights, running twice a day and covering upwards of 100 kilometres a week. By 16, he had become the youngest person to run a four-minute mile. Now 24, he is the holder of five world records, two Olympic gold medals, two world titles and 21 European Championship golds. Plenty of good judges believe that he will become the greatest endurance runner in human history. And yet this still feels less about the pursuit of medals, records or money and more about being the youngest by almost eight years of three exceptional running brothers. The significance here is that a unique system overseen by their father Gjert had been honed following its ultimate experiment by the time Jakob was born in the year 2000. “Growing up, getting better and better – it’s not a privilege but it’s a duty I have with our history, my training base, and all the time that me, my family and my team have put in, to see where the limit actually is,” explains Ingebrigtsen. “So it doesn’t automatically stop when I break the records if I don’t feel like I have reached the potential. It doesn’t really have anything to do with anybody else. We have built our philosophy and training from the ground up. “I will never feel motivated or unmotivated… because it is irrelevant. I’ve always felt a responsibility to do it 100 per cent. I feel a duty to see how fast I can run to show everybody what is possible in our time. That is the goal.” [b] Read the full interview: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2025/03/04/jakob-ingebrigtsen-my-duty-to-see-how-fast-humans-can-go/[/b]

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1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:08am EST

re: igivv

igivv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
I can't recall claiming to be a "stable genius", or saying my destiny is to "define the limits of human achievement".
I can recall you always thinking you are right, always belittling others, always gaslighting. Classic NPD.

That isn't quite true. I only take shots at the ignorant and those who personally attack me. You're a fine example.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:10am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivv wrote:
The slave of Letsrun.
So what are you doing on Letsrun? My point was correct. You have nothing.

I have a happy life. Unike you. 😊

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:10am EST

re: igivv

igivv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
I thought the subject was him defining the limits of human achievement - as he has said he intends to do - not stagnating at 12:48 for the last 3 years.
You have big trouble understanding words...
Precisely. He intends to. Future.

The future doesn't exist. It's in the future. It hasn't happened. What he intends may never happen. I bet he intended to win the 1500 in Paris. It didn't happen.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:12am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivv wrote:
I can recall you always thinking you are right, always belittling others, always gaslighting. Classic NPD.
That isn't quite true. I only take shots at the ignorant and those who personally attack me. You're a fine example.

And you just proved what I said. Hahaha

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:13am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivv wrote:
You have big trouble understanding words...
Precisely. He intends to. Future.
The future doesn't exist. It's in the future. It hasn't happened. What he intends may never happen. I bet he intended to win the 1500 in Paris. It didn't happen.

You struggle with words. I know. There, there.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:13am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
So what are you doing on Letsrun? My point was correct. You have nothing.
I have a happy life. Unike you. 😊

I am extremely grateful I'm not you.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:15am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
The future doesn't exist. It's in the future. It hasn't happened. What he intends may never happen. I bet he intended to win the 1500 in Paris. It didn't happen.
You struggle with words. I know. There, there.

You are unable to understand what they mean. You've just shown it.

Why didn't he win the 1500 in Paris if he "intended" to?

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:16am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivvv wrote:
I have a happy life. Unike you. 😊
I am extremely grateful I'm not you.

I know. You enjoy misery.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:16am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
That isn't quite true. I only take shots at the ignorant and those who personally attack me. You're a fine example.
And you just proved what I said. Hahaha

But you don't realise you've just proven what I said.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:18am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
I am extremely grateful I'm not you.
I know. You enjoy misery.

It's quite obvious the subject of the thread is of no interest to you. You can only talk about me. No one else shares your obsession.

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1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:18am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivvv wrote:
And you just proved what I said. Hahaha
But you don't realise you've just proven what I said.

And again. NPD on display. 😊

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:19am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivvv wrote:
I know. You enjoy misery.
It's quite obvious the subject of the thread is of no interest to you. You can only talk about me.

NPD ☝

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:19am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
It's quite obvious the subject of the thread is of no interest to you. You can only talk about me.
NPD ☝

Yes, that is you.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:20am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
igivvv wrote:
NPD ☝
Yes, that is you.

Gaslighting. NPD ☝

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:36am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
Yes, that is you.
Gaslighting. NPD ☝

So still nothing on the thread subject. If what he "intends" for the future determines what he will do how come he lost badly in Paris when he "intended" to win?

1 year ago 03/07/2025 6:45am EST

re: igivvv

igivvv wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
The future doesn't exist. It's in the future. It hasn't happened. What he intends may never happen. I bet he intended to win the 1500 in Paris. It didn't happen.
You struggle with words. I know. There, there.

Too bad there isn't a 1500 meter B1T[H. ...such stamina. P.S. ...most fans of world-class Track & Field have to be a little crazy to suspend their disbelief and watch on like so many of the top athletes aren't on drugs and cheating in almost any way they can. Yet I believe most cheat, but still manage to enjoy it somehow. ...weight-lifting and Mr Olympia are a step too far though. ...all those people dying young. ...like male hammer-throwers in athletics.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 7:38am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
ArmstrongPEDs wrote:
Jakob went full send in a HM just 36 hours after defeating Hocker and Nuguse in the DL 1500 final. It was epic. He stuck with the lead pack and blew up! And yet he managed to set the Norwegian 10K Road record en route.
Always the excuses. 63min - 39th. It wasn't a 10k race and the Norwegian record doesn't mean jacksh*t at a world level.

Not an excuse big dawg—just an accurate account of the events. So what if he got 39th? He already has medals and records. It’s about stepping to the line and competing.

1 year ago 03/07/2025 11:49pm EST

re: ArmstrongPEDs

ArmstrongPEDs wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
Always the excuses. 63min - 39th. It wasn't a 10k race and the Norwegian record doesn't mean jacksh*t at a world level.
Not an excuse big dawg—just an accurate account of the events. So what if he got 39th? He already has medals and records. It’s about stepping to the line and competing.

He didn't compete. He floundered. He might as well have entered a 400m race. Maybe that's his "best distance"?

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1 year ago 03/08/2025 4:28am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
ArmstrongPEDs wrote:
Not an excuse big dawg—just an accurate account of the events. So what if he got 39th? He already has medals and records. It’s about stepping to the line and competing.
He didn't compete. He floundered. He might as well have entered a 400m race. Maybe that's his "best distance"?

You mean, like Walker didn't compete in Düsseldorf? He floundered? At least Jakob was man enough to finish the race.

1 year ago 03/08/2025 6:29am EST

re: jsdyh

jsdyh wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
He didn't compete. He floundered. He might as well have entered a 400m race. Maybe that's his "best distance"?
You mean, like Walker didn't compete in Düsseldorf? He floundered? At least Jakob was man enough to finish the race.

At least Jakob finished? So that the measure of his achievement - at his "best distance". Quite a low bar.

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