JAKOB INGREBRIGTSEN SICK ONE MONTH BEFORE OLYMPICS

Was looking forward to seeing a 3:45 mile this week. Bummer..

Is 2021 becoming a new 1988 in the 1500?

Sore throat. Gjert says he can't say when he's back in training, but that hes clearly sick. Expect maybe 1-2 weeks as a setback? If Cheruiyot isn't doing Tokyo then he others probably needed this to have a chance.

Wishing well to Ingrebrigsten.

Why do people act like getting sick is a big deal? Is it the covid fear mongering exacerbating the issue? If anything it may be a blessing to back off training and just run easy for a week or take a day off. I've run some races while sick and it didn't affect my performance. I just didn't feel good but I still ran well.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""--'-"--^' wrote:

Why do people act like getting sick is a big deal? Is it the covid fear mongering exacerbating the issue? If anything it may be a blessing to back off training and just run easy for a week or take a day off. I've run some races while sick and it didn't affect my performance. I just didn't feel good but I still ran well.

Don’t you think it depends on how sick? Sure a little cold is no big deal but most people don’t run well recovering from Ebola.

Tribe wrote:

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""--'-"--^' wrote:

Why do people act like getting sick is a big deal? Is it the covid fear mongering exacerbating the issue? If anything it may be a blessing to back off training and just run easy for a week or take a day off. I've run some races while sick and it didn't affect my performance. I just didn't feel good but I still ran well.

Also, were you running 3:28 1500 meters? Not sure your experiences are that relevant to this situation

Don’t you think it depends on how sick? Sure a little cold is no big deal but most people don’t run well recovering from Ebola.

uhh.. this ruins the games. hopefully a quick recovery, or the olympic 1500 is meaningless. what a complete bummer.

This is a big deal. When you're training really hard, your immune system is stressed. Add that to a cold/flu and it could linger for a couple of weeks. Sure, he might be "not sick" by sedentary standards, but the ability to train and race at top level could be hindered for a couple of weeks. Fortunately, he has about a month to both recover and return to peaking.

Possible sign of overtraining...

This 1500 is WIDE OPEN.

Reminder to Shocker: He’s already stroked the reining OLY CHAMP

Reminder to Goose: His PR/SB is FASTER than the Trials Champ

Reminder to Centro: OLY GOLD

USA TEAM TICTACS!

Get ur BROOMZ READY!!!

SWEEP!!!

TEAM USA SWEEP wrote:

reining OLY CHAMP

Reigning lucky turtle who exploited the second most slow 1500m Olymp final in 40 years after the one of 1992.

I feel bad for people who haven't watched this sport long enough to know he's an obvious doper.

Olympics 1500 might be much more tactical now

Last I heard the gold goes to the guy who got through three rounds and ran the fasted from point a to b on the given day. Personal bests mean nothing at that point.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""--'-"--^' wrote:

Why do people act like getting sick is a big deal? Is it the covid fear mongering exacerbating the issue? If anything it may be a blessing to back off training and just run easy for a week or take a day off. I've run some races while sick and it didn't affect my performance. I just didn't feel good but I still ran well.

Well when you are favored to win an olympic medal in a month, getting sick is a big deal.

Oh you ran some races, nice.

Gwalkerruns wrote:

Last I heard the gold goes to the guy who got through three rounds and ran the fasted from point a to b on the given day. Personal bests mean nothing at that point.

It's not question of time but of being lucky.

Centro = Fermin Cacho

Looks like he's developing an excuse for losing to the US guys in Tokyo already.