I have received some of the article from Aftenposten editor in chief Erika Ordway. She’s had to send the PDF in separate files because it’s quite large and data limits will not allow for that many gigs to be sent on one large file transfer. What I have received I reviewed and translated into English with the Rosetta Stone app. Here is a segment of what I have so far:
Aftenposten: So you say that you have run a 46 second quarter in practice? Was this recently?
J.I. : That’s right, it was about two weeks ago. I wanted to test my all out sprint capabilities to see where I stand against my competitors.
Aftenposten: Did this have anything to do with your 1500m finals results in Eugene?
J.I. : Yes, I wanted to see where my weakness lies because I felt I was beaten by someone that was a surprise. I didn’t have any indication anyone in the race would be able to hang on and overtake me. All of my short reps before Eugene indicated that my closing speed was there.
Aftenposten: So are you more confident after your time trial?
J.I. : More or less. It was about a second faster than I expected and I don’t think any of the other 1500 runners can run any faster. Jake Wightman may be right there.
Aftenposten: Do you expect the Brit to be your main competitor and hindrance to gold?
J.I. : Not really. He’s just the next guy. He just got lucky to be honest. I wasn’t feeling great that day and I didn’t pay close enough attention. He never runs too well or consistently on the circuit, so I’m thinking he kind of had his best day in Eugene and won’t be a threat in the future.