70% of Norwegians watching tv tuned in to Jakob Ingebrigtsen winning gold

Joseph Walter Jackson wrote:

jstrummer wrote:

The relationship with the father / coach is really interesting. For each of the kids. You never know if its healthy or it goes over the edge.

There's a scene where they show home video footage of the kids training roller skies in a parking lot before school when they're like 8 years old at most. No 8 year old will decide for themselves to wake up at 6 am to ride in circles in a parking lot for an hour. Gjert constantly says he wants his kids to do what they choose, but everytime they choose something different than what he wanted, he flips. He says Jakob can choose for himself if he wants to dedicate his life to track, but he acts like his kids who didn't dedicate their life to athletics are weak minded wimps. Oh and girlfriends are unnecessary and harmful distractions.

Of course they didn't decide to get up before school to train. But their fahter asked them if they wanted to do XC skiing or not. Yes means that commit to it and that means they are waked up before school even when, on that very moment, the don't feel like it.

I grew up as an alpine skiier. My parents asked me before each season if I want to continue. I said yes and that meant to get up at six on saturday/sunday mornings to train in the cold mountains. Would I myself have gotten up? Probably not. But once my path was chosen that was expected.

Joseph Walter Jackson wrote:

Oh and girlfriends are unnecessary and harmful distractions.

I think he's changed his tune on the gf. I've read a few articles where he says he realizes now it's important for them to be happy. Henrik has a baby and Jakob at 17 is travelling to Berlin with his girlfriend.

And I think Filip is married to a sprinter??

You´re right. Filip is getting married on Sep.15 this year to his sprinter girlfriend @astridcederkvist.

I think he's changed his tune on the gf. I've read a few articles where he says he realizes now it's important for them to be happy.

After a good 25 years of raising children, he has recently realised it's important for his kids to be happy. Give this man a father of the year award.

rojo wrote:

Henrik and Jakob got a hero's welcome at the airport - the Mayor came out.

Jakob apparently has been given a Mercedes by a local dealer.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmfozR5Fjgp/?taken-by=jakobing

MAYBE NOW HE CAN AFFORD A NEW PAIR OF TROUSERS

artojas wrote:

wejo wrote:

That is the true test of an athlete being good. When I can spell there name correctly without looking it up that means they are really good.

There are a ton of examples like this. I think I used to spell Frerichs wrong all the time. I'm sure Keflezighi was hard for me one point. Ingebrigtsen used to be as well.

What about Adam KSZCZOT?

"KSZCZOT" looks like something from an eye chart:

nimblenw wrote:

Watching the Ingebrigtsens run must be quite a welcome contrast from watching "slow TV" programs like National Knitting Night.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norways-slow-tv-fascinating-viewers-for-hours-or-days-at-a-time/

It's wonderful to see a country get excited about running.

I mean I watch the Christmas yule log during the Holiday Season.

Rojo-

Will you please send a letsrun employee to Norway to do an Ingebrigsten family feature?

-Steven

Steven St. Croix wrote:

Rojo-

Will you please send a letsrun employee to Norway to do an Ingebrigsten family feature?

-Steven

Are there articles on detailed training philosophy, plans, etc that there are links to?

I keep hearing Threshold is a primary focus, but just curious how they carry it out.

DNA and inherited potential is one thing, but 3 brothers from 3.30-3.32, 10 years apart, makes me think their approach is worth understanding fully for anyone looking to improve training, progression, etc.

Obviously its been study / trial / error / revise for the Father / Coach, as he was not a distance runner or coach before this all started. So what he's learned definitely would be a great thing to share.

jstrummer wrote:

Steven St. Croix wrote:

Rojo-

Will you please send a letsrun employee to Norway to do an Ingebrigsten family feature?

-Steven

Are there articles on detailed training philosophy, plans, etc that there are links to?

I keep hearing Threshold is a primary focus, but just curious how they carry it out.

DNA and inherited potential is one thing, but 3 brothers from 3.30-3.32, 10 years apart, makes me think their approach is worth understanding fully for anyone looking to improve training, progression, etc.

Obviously its been study / trial / error / revise for the Father / Coach, as he was not a distance runner or coach before this all started. So what he's learned definitely would be a great thing to share.

Norwegian scientist Leif Inge Tjelta (check him on researchgate for links to research) has written about the Ingebrigtsen training. There is also a book available (in Norwegian).

FemalePhD wrote:

jstrummer wrote:

Are there articles on detailed training philosophy, plans, etc that there are links to?

I keep hearing Threshold is a primary focus, but just curious how they carry it out.

DNA and inherited potential is one thing, but 3 brothers from 3.30-3.32, 10 years apart, makes me think their approach is worth understanding fully for anyone looking to improve training, progression, etc.

Obviously its been study / trial / error / revise for the Father / Coach, as he was not a distance runner or coach before this all started. So what he's learned definitely would be a great thing to share.

Norwegian scientist Leif Inge Tjelta (check him on researchgate for links to research) has written about the Ingebrigtsen training. There is also a book available (in Norwegian).

https://www.tanum.no/_utholdenhetstrening

I clicked the link and received this message:

"Beklager, en teknisk feil har oppstått

Hvis dette gjentar seg, vennligst kontakt kundeservice.

Til forsiden"

jstrummer wrote:

Steven St. Croix wrote:

Rojo-

Will you please send a letsrun employee to Norway to do an Ingebrigsten family feature?

-Steven

Are there articles on detailed training philosophy, plans, etc that there are links to?

I keep hearing Threshold is a primary focus, but just curious how they carry it out.

DNA and inherited potential is one thing, but 3 brothers from 3.30-3.32, 10 years apart, makes me think their approach is worth understanding fully for anyone looking to improve training, progression, etc.

Obviously its been study / trial / error / revise for the Father / Coach, as he was not a distance runner or coach before this all started. So what he's learned definitely would be a great thing to share.

Or some really good drugs

This link should work

https://www.tanum.no/_utholdenhetstrening-9788202419257

Good endurance is of great importance for the performance of many sports. In this book, theoretical basis for endurance training is combined with practical experience from elite level in multiple endurance athletes. A number of past and present top athletes have made their training available, and in the book we gain insight into the training of the following successful endurance athletes: Bente Skari, Anders Aukland, Tora Berger, Hanne Staff, Gunn Rita Dahle Flesjå, Thor Hushovd, Ingrid Kristiansen, Grete Waitz , Vebjørn Rodal, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Susanne Wigene, Marius Bakken, Kirsten Marathon Melkevik, Karl Johan Rasmussen, Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen and Stine Larsen.

The research-based articles are written by some of Norway's foremost sports researchers.

The articles provide updated knowledge of exercise methods, mental training, shaping, height training and physiological adjustments of endurance training. Top athletes such as Atle Kvålsvoll, Johan Kaggestad, Fredrik Aukland and Arild Jørgensen have contributed with professional articles on best practices. The articles provide insight into how training must be planned and implemented over time to ensure optimal performance development.

The book is suitable for all those who work on endurance training in sports, in the fitness center and school. The advice is suitable for athletes teachers, coaches and practitioners who want more knowledge about the talent development process and elite training.

NERunner053 wrote:

Serious question: is it any easier to watch track in Norway? A ton of US events are behind paywalls and when they are on tv they're not always on NBC, they're on NBC Sports or the Olympic Channel. In Norway can you just pop on the tv and find track on a popular channel?

It isn't track and cross country that suck in the USA. It's network tv and especially NBC that sucks.

Sounds great. I'd read it if it was in English

The training is not revolutionary, but with an emphasis on threshold.

I have tried to translate the conclusion from Leif Inge Tjeltas doctoral thesis from 2014, where he also used data from H Ingebrigtsen. The source material for the thesis is huge, and detailed. I believe Henrik is at the higher spectrum of threshold training mentioned below.

"Runners who aspire to reach international level in distance running should run more than 110 km pr week at age 18-19. Senior level athletes seem to succeed with a training volume of 150-200km/week for for 5000- og 10.000 m runners, and 120-160 km/week for 1500 m runner in the base phase of training. It also appears that combining such volumes with a high amount of training at threshold pace (2-4 workouts/week) and one weekly workout at higher intensity is productive. In addition, athletes should do speed training and general resistance exercise. In the specific period before competitions and during the season of competitions, the number of workouts and volume of threshold training should be reduced, and the number of workouts at race speed should be increased for all distances from 1500 m till 10.000 m. Elite levels at the marathon can be achieved either at a "low" volume/high intensity model (150-200 km/week) or high volume and low intensity model (180-260 km/week)".

Here is an analysis of Henriks training in the period before 2012:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257303297_A_Longitudinal_Case_Study_of_the_Training_of_the_2012_European_1500_m_Track_Champion

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study was to present the training of the European 1500 m track champion of 2012. Data from the training diaries were used to describe (a) the average training load (km · week–1), and (b) the distribution of training at different intensities based on his heart rate (HR) as a percentage of maximum heart rate (% HRmax) and on lactate measurements. In 2012, 68.5% of the total training load during the period from January to the middle of March was performed with HR between 65 and 75% of HRmax, 26.1% was performed as anaerobic threshold training, HR 82-92% of HRmaks and 3.8% was performed as aerobic high intensity training, HR 92-97% of HRmax. Only 1.5% was performed as anaerobic training. During the track competition season, the percentage of training performed at low intensity increased to 73% as a result of some training loads at anaerobic threshold pace were replaced by some more intensive aerobic and anaerobic training sessions, requiring a lower training load. High proportion of interval training close to the anaerobic threshold might have led to excellent racing performance for this runner. Keywords: Training volume, training intensity, anaerobic threshold training

(PDF) A Longitudinal Case Study of the Training.... Available from:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257303297_A_Longitudinal_Case_Study_of_the_Training_of_the_2012_European_1500_m_Track_Champion

[accessed Aug 17 2018].

nimblenw wrote:

Watching the Ingebrigtsens run must be quite a welcome contrast from watching "slow TV" programs like National Knitting Night.

As long as Americans enjoy baseball I don't think we have a case here. ;-)