– I will never do alternative training unless I absolutely have to! Jakob Ingebrigtsen was crystal clear in his speech when news asked if it was appropriate to continue with a different type of training than running after the world record for 3000 meters in Poland last weekend. Because when he was injured this winter, he had to resort to the swimming pool and so-called aqua jogging, and then intervals on the elliptical machine. Now it is impossible to see that he went almost five months without running. The 23-year-old ran almost two seconds worse in one English mile (1609 metres) in May than he did in September, but that was during a tough training period. He still does not want to do more of the alternative training than is necessary, even though it has been shown that you can train the heart just as effectively this way. – Being in training and getting to practice every day. That’s what makes you good at things, says Ingebrigtsen, who is aiming for running. Significant differences We will never get an answer to how much the injury break hinders his progression, but in some environments it is quite common to do other types of training as part of the plan. And when you are not injured. Olympic gold winner in the 1500 metres, Cole Hocker, is one of those who do it. The American 23-year-old tells news that he runs significantly less than Ingebrigtsen’s around 180 kilometers a week. He does the remaining sessions either on the elliptical machine or in the swimming pool. – I run around 100 to 110 kilometers a week, and do a lot of alternative training. In this way, he reduces the risk of injury. Has not reached the ceiling Ingebrigtsen is nevertheless completely true to his philosophy, which has led to two Olympic golds, three World Cup golds, three world records and a whole lot of other silverware. He also doesn’t think the ceiling has been reached for how good he can be. – It is of course motivating to enter a winter and know that there is still a lot to do. – That is what our philosophy has been a bit revolutionary about. If you do things that are sustainable and lower your shoulders a little, don’t stress about the training work, then we see that if you do it as well as you can and maybe fine-tune a little, you can have a progression for quite a long time, believes Ingebrigtsen. PS! Jakob Ingebrigtsen is registered for 1500 meters in Zurich on Thursday. There he meets Hocker, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse and Narve Gilje Nordås. In addition, Karsten Warholm will run the 400 meter hurdles, Henriette Jæger 400 meters and Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen 400 meters. Markus Rooth jumps long, while Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ends the track season with 5000 metres. In addition, Norway fields a team in the final practice, the 4×100 meter relay for women. Published 03/09/2024, at 06.48
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