The Ingebrigtsen brothers all run Sub 4 at Pre -- Have 3 Brothers ever run Sub 4 on the same day?

Ackley wrote:

The parents must be proud.

Eh, they are still distance runners, they can't be too proud.

Just shows how worthless a sub-4 mile is.

They should sign with Big Baller Brand

Yes....Domingos, Dionisio and Fidel were the first, I do believe. I have always suspected that Fidel fudged his time, however.

Peppers pot wrote:

Yes....Domingos, Dionisio and Fidel were the first, I do believe. I have always suspected that Fidel fudged his time, however.

Fidel Castro fudged a lot, yes.

yawn x 3 wrote:

Just shows how worthless a sub-4 mile is.

Lol more like you wish you were as cool as they are.

Have 3 brothers even run sub-4 on different days?

I for one welcome our new Norwegian middle distance overlords

Where are they going to find a fourth for a relay? Maybe one of them can double...

dsfsadfs wrote:

Where are they going to find a fourth for a relay? Maybe one of them can double...

If they can come up with a fourth Ingebrigtsen, and the Borlées could also come up with a fourth guy, then each family could run their relay (4x1500 or 4xMile and 4x400) and we could determine the winner by using the Hungarian Tables.

Big Baller Brand wrote:

They should sign with Big Baller Brand

Yes!

tariku and Kenny both, but mekdes the slow one

HardLoper wrote:

Have 3 brothers even run sub-4 on different days?

Good question, TrackBot?

3x650m:

Borlees v Ingebritsens

Who ya got?

If you look at the fact that two families have now provided all of Western Europe with most of its indigenous stars at the men's 400 and 1500/mile over the past ten years, you can see that the European decline is not because the African runners are just too good, but because the Europeans gave up. Serious training in large numbers brings success.

The comparison to the basketball family that needs to remain nameless is closer than it seems. While the Ingebrigtsen patron is not a loudmouth always in the news, they did allow the family to be filmed for a long time for a reality tv series (looked pretty good but in Norwegian). And obviously they have three guys right now at sub 4 on one day with Henrik having a 3:30 or 3:31 pr, Filip at 3:32 or 3:33 and now the youngest at 3:58 at 16/250, which is a year ahead of Cram.

I only see two in the results, where is the third?

broken arrow wrote:

I only see two in the results, where is the third?

8th place...

One Mile - Men Race Race 2

Pts

1 Kwemoi , Ronald KEN 3:49.04 8

2 Manangoi , Elijah Motonei KEN 3:49.08 7

3 Cheruiyot , Timothy KEN 3:49.64 6

4 Kibet , Vincent KEN 3:51.17 5

5 Murphy , Clayton USA 3:51.99 4

6 Iguider , Abdalaati MAR 3:52.77 3

7 Blankenship , Ben USA 3:53.04 2

8 Ingebrigtsen , Filip NOR 3:53.23 1

9 Birgen , Bethwell Kiprotich KEN 3:53.50

10 Grice , Charlie GBR 3:53.62

11 Gregson , Ryan AUS 3:56.90

12 Kiplagat , Silas KEN 3:57.59

13 Kiprop , Asbel KEN 3:58.24

Kiptoo , Elijah Kipchirchir KEN DNF

Rotich , Andrew Kiptoo KEN DNF

Souleiman , Ayanleh DJI DNF

He ran the other one, for the Diamond League. First name Filip. He was apparently almost hindered by a scuffle, but finished at 3.53,23, which I think is a new PR.

There's an opposite interpretation. Talent matters a lot. Genetics trumps a lot of hard work.