Interview w/ Narve Nordås - "I am way ahead of last season, can compete w/ Jakob ..."

Big talk, he's been watching too many Josh Kerr interviews

Rojo - please post the entire article

it will be funny when nordas beats ingebritsen, the spoiled childish brat who tries to criminalise his own flesh and blood over a towel.

You will have to run this through Google translate:

VM-klar Gilje Nordås: – Jeg ligger langt foran der jeg var

Han mener treningsvinteren har vært perfekt. Men sesongdebuten var et sjokk. Treneren Gjert Ingebrigtsen får ikke akkreditering til VM i neste uke.
NY SESONG: Narve Gilje Nordås nærmer seg innendørs-VM i Glasgow. Foto: Bjørn S.

Publisert: 23.02.2024 08:12 | Oppdatert: 23.02.2024 10:36

Fredag kjører Narve Gilje Nordås opp til innendørs-VM med 3000 meter i Madrid. Stevnet kan sees på VG+ Sport fra 18.35.
– Jeg ligger langt foran der jeg var i fjor. Det endte ganske greit da også, sier han til VG.
I januar fikk han prisen for Årets Gjennombrudd på Idrettsgallaen. Nå er han på vei mot VM i Glasgow som starter fredag neste uke.
Da VM-bronsen ble sikret i Budapest var Gjert Ingebrigtsen i byen. Men han hadde ingen akkreditering. I oktober fastslo friidrettsforbundet at treneren heller ikke i 2024 får akkreditering til innendørs-VM og EM utendørs.
– Gjert Ingebrigtsen vil være i Glasgow, men får ikke akkreditering i tråd med det som ble bestemt i fjor høst. Det er dessuten veldig trangt om akkrediteringene. Jeg fikk akkreditering så sent som onsdag, opplyser forbundets sportssjef, Erlend Slokvik.
MED TRENEREN: Gjert Ingebrigtsen fulgte Narve Gilje Nordås i Hytteplanmila i oktober. F

Hverken Jakob Ingebrigtsen eller noen av brødrene stiller i innendørs-VM
– Jeg tar det som det kommer. Men det er kort vei og ikke så langvarig som OL eller VM. Et veldig komprimert stevne. Det får bli som det blir, mener Gilje Nordås. Torsdag ble han tatt ut til VM sammen med fem andre norske utøvere, men det er ikke sikkert Karsten Warholm stiller.
Mandag ble det kjent at Gjert Ingebrigtsen er siktet for et tilfelle av kroppskrenkelse i saken politiet i Sør-Vest etterforsker.
– Spiller siktelsen noen rolle for samarbeidet deres?
– Det gjør den ikke. Vi trener som vanlig, svarer 25-åringen.
Gilje Nordås tilbrakte fjorårssesongen i flytsonen. Persen på 1500 meter ble senket med nesten syv sekunder.
STORT ØYEBLIKK: Narve Gilje Nordås tok til gledestårene etter å ha løpt 1500 meter på 3.29,47 på Bislett i fjor sommer. Her med Mounir Akbache. Foto: Jon Olav Nesvold / Bildbyrån
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– Treningen har gått på skinner siden 1. oktober, sier 25-åringen.
På slutten av fjoråret satte han pers på 10 km gateløp (27,58 min.) i Hytteplanmila og levert ny norsk rekord på 5 km (13,26 min.) i franske Lille. Men storparten av vinteren har vært tilbrakt på rundt 2320 meters høyde i Sierra Nevada.
– Jeg har fått 60 dager i høyden frem til nå. Akkurat det jeg skal ha. Ingen skader. Ingen sykdom, beskriver Narve Gilje Nordås.
I april er han tilbake for en ny måned i det spanske høyfjellet. Løperfenomenet fra Klepp mener han er på god vei til å kunne utfordre Jakob Ingebrigtsen om både EM- og OL-gull til sommeren.
Men sesongdebuten i franske Liévin var et aldri så lite sjokk.
– Jeg var veldig rusten. Det var et halvt år siden jeg sist jeg hadde kjent på farten. Nokså uvant, forklarer jærbuen.
Han ble hengende etter i 1500 meter, satte pers innendørs, men havnet over tre sekunder bak vinner, franskmannen Azeddine Habz.
– Utendørs har jeg kommet meg godt opp underveis og hatt en god avslutning. Men nå hadde jeg ingen av delene. Dårlig taktisk, slår han fast.
– Jeg blir ikke stresset av et dårlig løp. Det er bare sunt med litt motgang. Du blir ekstra skjerpet. Det kommer ikke av seg selv.
Fredag entrer han innendørsarenaen Gallur i Madrid. Det blir viktig å bli bedre vant til kortere langsider og doserte svinger før VM neste helg.
Narve Gilje Nordås løper 3000 meter i Spania – og du kan se stevnet på VG+ Sport fra 18.30-tiden.
Han satte i fjor vinter norsk rekord på 3000 innendørs under kretsmesterskapet i Rogaland med 7.45,39. Men mistet senere rekorden til Jakob Ingebrigtsen (7.40,32).
– Jeg tror det er en fordel med et lengre løp nå. Jeg tror det skal bli ganske mye bedre enn i Frankrike, sier Gilje Nordås og legger til:
– Sånn har det i hvert fall sett ut på trening etterpå.

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VM-ready Gilje Nordås: "I'm Far Ahead of Where I Was"
He believes the training winter has been perfect. But the season debut was a shock. Coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen does not get accreditation for the World Championships next week.
NEW SEASON: Narve Gilje Nordås is approaching the indoor World Championships in Glasgow. Photo: Bjørn B.
Published: 23.02.2024 08:12 | Updated: 23.02.2024 10:36
On Friday, Narve Gilje Nordås will compete in the indoor World Championships with 3000 meters in Madrid. The event can be watched on VG+ Sport from 18:35.
"I'm far ahead of where I was last year. It ended quite well then too," he tells VG.
In January, he received the award for Breakthrough of the Year at the Sports Gala. Now he is on his way to the World Championships in Glasgow, which start next Friday.
When the World Championship bronze was secured in Budapest, Gjert Ingebrigtsen was in the city. But he had no accreditation. In October, the Athletics Federation stated that the coach will not receive accreditation for the indoor World Championships and outdoor European Championships in 2024 either.
"Gjert Ingebrigtsen will be in Glasgow but will not receive accreditation in accordance with what was decided last autumn. Moreover, there is a very limited number of accreditations. I received accreditation as late as Wednesday," says the federation's sports director, Erlend Slokvik.
WITH THE COACH: Gjert Ingebrigtsen followed Narve Gilje Nordås in Hytteplanmila in October.
Neither Jakob Ingebrigtsen nor any of the brothers will compete in the indoor World Championships.
"I take it as it comes. But it is a short distance and not as lengthy as the Olympics or World Championships. A very compressed event. It will be what it will be," says Gilje Nordås. On Thursday, he was selected for the World Championships along with five other Norwegian athletes, but it is not certain if Karsten Warholm will compete.
On Monday, it was announced that Gjert Ingebrigtsen is charged with a case of bodily harm in the case the police in South-West are investigating.
"Does the charge affect your cooperation?"
"It does not. We train as usual," answers the 25-year-old.
Gilje Nordås spent last season in the zone. His personal best in the 1500 meters was lowered by almost seven seconds.
BIG MOMENT: Narve Gilje Nordås burst into tears after running 1500 meters in 3:29.47 at Bislett last summer. Here with Mounir Akbache. Photo: Jon Olav Nesvold / Bildbyrån
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"Training has been smooth since October 1," says the 25-year-old.
At the end of last year, he set a personal best in the 10 km road race (27:58 min.) in Hytteplanmila and delivered a new Norwegian record in the 5 km (13:26 min.) in Lille, France. But most of the winter has been spent at around 2320 meters altitude in Sierra Nevada.
"I've had 60 days at altitude until now. Just what I need. No injuries. No illness," describes Narve Gilje Nordås.
In April, he will return for another month in the Spanish highlands. The running phenomenon from Klepp believes he is well on his way to challenging Jakob Ingebrigtsen for both the European and Olympic gold medals in the summer.
But the season debut in Lievin, France, was a bit of a shock.
"I was very rusty. It had been half a year since I last felt the speed. Quite unfamiliar," explains the Jæren native.
He fell behind in the 1500 meters, set a personal best indoors, but ended up over three seconds behind the winner, Frenchman Azeddine Habz.
"Outdoors, I've managed to catch up well along the way and had a good finish. But now I had none of those. Poor tactics," he concludes.
"I'm not stressed by a bad race. It's just healthy to face some adversity. It sharpens you. It doesn't come by itself."
On Friday, he will enter the indoor arena Gallur in Madrid. It will be important to get more accustomed to shorter straights and dosed turns before the World Championships next weekend.
Narve Gilje Nordås runs 3000 meters in Spain – and you can watch the event on VG+ Sport from around 6:30 p.m.
Last winter, he set a Norwegian record in the 3000 meters indoors at the county championship in Rogaland with 7:45.39. But he later lost the record to Jakob Ingebrigtsen (7:40.32).
"I think a longer race is an advantage now. I think it will be much better than in France," says Gilje Nordås and adds:
"At least that's how it has looked in training afterwards."

Just proves AI is still dumb.

We'll see how he does. I'm a bit confused by his lackluster races since outdoors.
Maybe you give a pass on a 27:58 10K though it is jogging for him. It is a win in a low-key race and over-distance.
His road 5K in Lille was bizarre when he dismissed the time as really slow (13:26) and the loss because he thought he was kicking for the win, when in reality he was kicking for second. It sounded like a high school freshman/middle-schooler's first instinct for an excuse after getting taken to the cleaners. Realistically, he should've never let a gap form, and that race was really the old pre-2023 Nordas in action.
Then the indoor 1500 in 3:37 was pretty uninspiring.
Today being a 3,000 it should be pretty straightforward. The field isn't super-strong or anything but does have Telahun Haile Bekele who should be able to run low-7:30s or faster if he's at all in shape. Nordas should be right there with him and probably should be able to kick him down with his superior speed.

The article isn't behind a paywall. I just read the whole thing for free. That's not the Norwegian media outlet I subscribe to anyway.

IMHO - Aftenposten is about the best, most accurate and reliable Norwegian newspaper. They do allow a few free articles per month I think.

Between nrk.no (all free) and Aftenposten you have solid T&F coverage.

Maybe he'll throw in the towel.

Strange comment when you haven’t any ideas of what has actually happened. Perhaps it’s best to just pay attention to your own problems?

Spot on! -When Narve ran his pb 13.05 (a couple of weeks after his 3.29) he came 4 or 5 in a low key field in good conditions. But here’s the thing: He said he wasn’t fatigued at all!

I think young Nordås may be a factor in more than one event. But he seems to have a lot to gain when it comes to mental training and consistency…

He is running the 3k shortly, results will be here:

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Pretty fast men’s 800m in Madrid

Nordas is such a clown based on the few things I've seen and read about him.

He won in 741, didn't look particularly easy. Did some stupid wave to the crowd on the home stretch.

Everybody is a happy adjuster during the offseason. Meanwhile when the races begin the variables are the same and the pecking order is the same

7:41 for the win with a good Bekele in the field is solid. The summer season is looking to be quite fun in the 1500m with Nordas on the rise and Kerr and Wightman in play, as well as Nuguse, Hocker, and Kessler.

Think he looked really strong with that win. Will for sure be a threat at world indoors

It looked pretty within himself, but to be fair Neils Laros' training partner and teenager Ermias Girma was his biggest competition. Girma is a 1:44 guy at 800 with solid 1500m credentials, but certainly this was a longer race than he usually goes. So, can't really knock a victory and 57pt last lap, but if Girma hadn't let a gap form it could've been pretty interesting at the end.

Telahun Haile Bekele either was out-of-shape or if we're being charitable...jetlagged. It was funny when Nordas had the lead after the pacer dropped he was immediately looking for someone to go by him so he could sit on them. Jakob, he is not. This is certainly better than 3:37, but doesn't indicate too much more than he is probably in at least 3:34/7:35 shape in a faster race. World Indoors we'll really see if he's in 3:29-3:32 shape. Or if this was more of a function of a soft field, and a slow/tactical race that suited him.