Jakob Ingebrigtsen just got engaged

His career is over

You know, I am curious based on how his brothers' careers have progressed once they got married, and then began having children, where this will go with his career. It is unlikely Henrik will be top 5 in an Olympic or world championship final 1500 again, and unlikely Filipe will be medaling again at global championships. Filipe has looked off his game for a little while. He seems to have resigned himself to sacrificial lamb duties for Jakob in championship races.

Bob R. Kazimakas wrote:

He and Elisabeth will be tying the knot. Question, why in Norway do people seem to get married and start families more along the time line of when baby boomers did than what their current western counterparts do nowadays?

They don't.

Don't Generalize wrote:

Bob R. Kazimakas wrote:

He and Elisabeth will be tying the knot. Question, why in Norway do people seem to get married and start families more along the time line of when baby boomers did than what their current western counterparts do nowadays?

They don't.

Is this just an Ingebrigsten thing? Because he has like 10 siblings.

He'll never run a sub 3:30 again.

His training age is 26 so this makes sense

Pics?

Congrats to the lovely couple. He's already accomplished a ton. Could retire now as a star.

knots wrote:

Pics?

Congrats to the lovely couple. He's already accomplished a ton. Could retire now as a star.

He could be concerned about his possible PED usage and fertility. Don’t be surprised if he takes a little break after Tokyo and gets off the PEDs to impregnate his wife.

Don't think so. E Africans have been on a much higher dose and been reproducing quite successfully.

Don't Generalize wrote:

Bob R. Kazimakas wrote:

He and Elisabeth will be tying the knot. Question, why in Norway do people seem to get married and start families more along the time line of when baby boomers did than what their current western counterparts do nowadays?

They don't.

If they do, it's because they're prosperous enough that early in life, like the boomers were in the US.

knots wrote:

Don't think so. E Africans have been on a much higher dose and been reproducing quite successfully.

Coevett I knew you would chime in. Much higher dose? So you finally admit Jakob is likely doping.

He’s done. Stick a fork in him. Will only make a return when he gets that dad strength.

It's on his instagram..been a pretty popular post. 85K people liked it.

He didn't reference any hot topics, so that was cool. I do appreciate that he never tries to solicit politicical views or other personal intimate opinions online. That is quite refreshing.

I agree. Baby waking him up in the middle of night. He won't be as focused on his training.

he is only 20 so maybe he will wait a little bit to have kids.

So many bitter people who have accomplished even less than Jakob in building relationships than they have athletically.

Bob R. Kazimakas wrote:

Question, why in Norway do people seem to get married and start families more along the time line of when baby boomers did than what their current western counterparts do nowadays?

They don't. You must be drawing on a very small and/or selective sample of observations.

Scandinavians on average have kids later, and fewer of them, than people in the US. This is well-known and well documented.

They may move in together sooner (aka living "samboer" in Norwegian, cohabiting without marriage), particularly in the cities which are increasingly expensive for housing. But if this is different from the US, it is probably due to having less conservative/religious hang-ups about living together outside of wedlock. I don't think they get married any earlier on average.

Lived there, dated, did the samboer thing.

Bob R. Kazimakas wrote:

. Question, why in Norway do people seem to get married and start families more along the time line of when baby boomers did than what their current western counterparts do nowadays?

Editor's Note - Instagram announcement here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNftTEzBS-i/

Because in Norway there are many welfare policies, with many benefits and protection to everyone. This is funded mainly through taxes.

So awesome for him!!