Jakob's "confidence" (some might say arrogance) is back: "This record wasn't a difficult one for me."

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2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:43pm EDT

Anyone see these post-race comments?

It´s always fun to break a record. This one qualifies as a world record and not as a world´s best. I know I was able to break this one, but I had some kind of virus ten days ago and I didn´t really know how I would be feeling today. However, I felt really good and ran a good race. To be honest this record wasn´t a difficult one for me. Sure, when you have to do it alone, it´s really tough, but I got great help from the pacemakers. Actually, they were able to help me more than I expected.

What a beast. The LRC crew had a nice debate on the post-race show about his 5000 WR prospects. Do you think he'd get it if he tried right now?

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:48pm EDT

re: jakob fan

Haha. What a legend. Very nonchalant. Loving this guy more and more.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:50pm EDT

re: jakob fan

I'd love to see him make one more record attempt before the end of the season, I think he'd have a legit shot at 3000 or 5000.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:52pm EDT

re: jakob fan

jakob fan wrote:
Anyone see these post-race comments?
It´s always fun to break a record. This one qualifies as a world record and not as a world´s best. I know I was able to break this one, but I had some kind of virus ten days ago and I didn´t really know how I would be feeling today. However, I felt really good and ran a good race. To be honest this record wasn´t a difficult one for me. Sure, when you have to do it alone, it´s really tough, but I got great help from the pacemakers. Actually, they were able to help me more than I expected.
What a beast. The LRC crew had a nice debate on the post-race show about his 5000 WR prospects. Do you think he'd get it if he tried right now?

"This clearly is one of the "easiest" records - quote, unquote, its just this year that I've felt they have been within reach, and the two I got is the two I felt was most probable for me to take. "

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:52pm EDT

re: jakob fan

jakob fan wrote:
, but I got great help from the pacemakers. Actually, they were able to help me more than I expected.

so hes not the pacemaker anymore?

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:53pm EDT

re: jakob fan

Lance Armstrong is what this is folks. Same arrogance. Cannot wait for his doping excuse when he is busted.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:57pm EDT

re: Veid

Veid wrote:
Lance Armstrong is what this is folks. Same arrogance. Cannot wait for his doping excuse when he is busted.

I've been watching Team Ingebrigtsen, he was like this when he was 10. Not saying doping is out of the question, but this is his personality.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 5:59pm EDT

re: long distance dedication

long distance dedication wrote:
Veid wrote:
Lance Armstrong is what this is folks. Same arrogance. Cannot wait for his doping excuse when he is busted.
I've been watching Team Ingebrigtsen, he was like this when he was 10. Not saying doping is out of the question, but this is his personality.

Oh of course. The doping doesn’t change the personality much if at all. It just provides a bulwark for his arrogance. He knows he can usually back it up due to his doping, training and talent.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 6:11pm EDT

re: jakob fan

OK sure Jakob, now try a real one, try to break the 3k WR.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 6:27pm EDT

re: Tommy2Nuttz

Tommy2Nuttz wrote:
OK sure Jakob, now try a real one, try to break the 3k WR.

You do know his 2 mile WR is superior to the 3k record, right?

2 years ago 09/08/2023 7:09pm EDT

re: jakob fan

It would be a tragedy if he doesn't take a shot at the mile WR @ the Bowerman mile in Eugene this year. He'll atleast get his own US soil mile record of 3:47.24.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 7:17pm EDT

re: Dudewhat?

Dudewhat? wrote:
It would be a tragedy if he doesn't take a shot at the mile WR @ the Bowerman mile in Eugene this year. He'll atleast get his own US soil mile record of 3:47.24.

Somebody doesn’t know what a tragedy is.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 7:28pm EDT

re: jakob fan

jakob fan wrote:
Anyone see these post-race comments?
It´s always fun to break a record. This one qualifies as a world record and not as a world´s best. I know I was able to break this one, but I had some kind of virus ten days ago and I didn´t really know how I would be feeling today. However, I felt really good and ran a good race. To be honest this record wasn´t a difficult one for me. Sure, when you have to do it alone, it´s really tough, but I got great help from the pacemakers. Actually, they were able to help me more than I expected.
What a beast. The LRC crew had a nice debate on the post-race show about his 5000 WR prospects. Do you think he'd get it if he tried right now?

I would argue this shows he might of lost some confidence. He laughed at rojos question about pacers a month ago. Said he was the pacer. Now he admits they helped

2 years ago 09/08/2023 7:34pm EDT

re: Veid

Veid wrote:
long distance dedication wrote:
I've been watching Team Ingebrigtsen, he was like this when he was 10. Not saying doping is out of the question, but this is his personality.
Oh of course. The doping doesn’t change the personality much if at all. It just provides a bulwark for his arrogance. He knows he can usually back it up due to his doping, training and talent.

i don't really agree with baseless doping accusations on here. but jakob's brother was on the fancybear leak.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 8:00pm EDT

re: LarsL11

I can't wait to see Jakob run the 2k and 2-mile Olympic finals next year.

This post was edited 2 minutes after it was posted.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 8:16pm EDT

re: briguy

briguy wrote:
jakob fan wrote:
Anyone see these post-race comments?
It´s always fun to break a record. This one qualifies as a world record and not as a world´s best. I know I was able to break this one, but I had some kind of virus ten days ago and I didn´t really know how I would be feeling today. However, I felt really good and ran a good race. To be honest this record wasn´t a difficult one for me. Sure, when you have to do it alone, it´s really tough, but I got great help from the pacemakers. Actually, they were able to help me more than I expected.
What a beast. The LRC crew had a nice debate on the post-race show about his 5000 WR prospects. Do you think he'd get it if he tried right now?
I would argue this shows he might of lost some confidence. He laughed at rojos question about pacers a month ago. Said he was the pacer. Now he admits they helped

He seems to be unnecessarily digging himself an ego hole. He has accomplished so much but he's cementing an image of an arrogant workout champ - it's diminishing his achievements and is setting higher expectations.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 8:34pm EDT

re: hthtrhrh

hthtrhrh wrote:
Veid wrote:
Oh of course. The doping doesn’t change the personality much if at all. It just provides a bulwark for his arrogance. He knows he can usually back it up due to his doping, training and talent.
i don't really agree with baseless doping accusations on here. but jakob's brother was on the fancybear leak.

A TUE is a pretty weak connection to doping. TUE's are certainly abused but usually the benefits are minimal. It might make a difference at the top of the sport but it's not EPO.

2 years ago 09/08/2023 8:45pm EDT

re: long distance dedication

Ingebrigtsen is one of the World's great athletes it's a pity he's not recognised as such,I am irish and in the 70s/80s athletics was up there with all the major sports, nowadays Rugby, Soccer,Gaelic football have taken over d Media, I don't know how it can be retrieved again

2 years ago 09/08/2023 8:48pm EDT

re: Veid

Armstrong was a nobody until he doped

Ingebrigtsen is d Tiger Woods of Athletics, at a premium level since he was 8 years of age

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