Then he has to break a double limit. Roger Bannister was the first in history to run a mile in under four minutes in 1954, a time that has become a middle distance benchmark. If Ingebrigtsen is to secure his second world record in his career on Friday, he must break the magical limit twice. In 1997, Kenyan Daniel Komen ran two miles (3219 metres) in a time of 7.58.61. In Paris, Ingebrigtsen makes an attempt to take the record. – It’s a bit funny when you put it in context. Four minutes in a mile is a limit and now I’m going to try two in a row. It sounds like nonsense, but at the same time I’ve run 14 seconds faster in a mile. Then it should be possible, says Ingebrigtsen to news. PERFECT SEASON START: Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the season opener during the Diamond League event in Rabat at the end of May. It was 1500 meters. Photo: Mosa’ab Elshamy / AP Friday’s attempt is the first time Ingebrigtsen runs the distance in competition, and the motivation is great to try to secure a new world record. – The idea is to make a bit of a show. It is a somewhat unusual distance and a pretty good record. It’s fun to try things you haven’t tried before, says Sandnesgauken, who has great respect for Komen’s time: – As I understand it, he is the only one in history who has run two miles under eight blank. That says a bit. Can’t get a car Komen’s greatest triumph was the WC gold medal at 5,000 meters in 1997, but he is also listed with two very strong world records: 7.20.67 minutes at 3,000 meters from 1996 7.58.61 at two miles (3,219 meters) from 1997 FRIEND OF NORWAY: Daniel Komen (th) was present at the traditional strawberry party before the Bislett Games in 2005. The Kenyan was to run the dream mile, i.e. half the distance that Jakob Ingebrigtsen runs on Friday evening in Paris. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB In addition, 7.24.90 stood as the indoor world record for 25 years before Lamecha Girma snuck into the 7.23s in Liévin in February this year. Now he believes the innovations contribute too much. – The world is changing and I know that with the new technology, such as light hares and shoes, we will witness faster times. It is good for the sport, says Komen in an interview with the Kenyan Nation. And so he has chosen to withdraw his promise to buy a Mercedes for the Kenyans who managed to break his records. He now believes that several of his records are about to fall. – I managed to set a world record because it was winter and I had trained well, even though I ran in the wrong shoes. I used sprint shoes because at that time my management did not specialize in long distance. If I had had the right shoes, I would have run even faster, claims Komen. Cash answer Jakob Ingebrigtsen is currently listed with one world record at senior level. It came at 1,500 meters indoors in Liévin in 2022. He also holds the European records at 1,500 and 5,000 meters outdoors. He still believes that Komen is wrong when he claims that it is easier to take the records today. – It was perhaps much easier in the 90s. In any case, it will be run, so it remains to be seen. I don’t think anyone can claim that it’s easy, no matter how much light you have, replies Ingebrigtsen the Kenyan with a grin. The 22-year-old opened the season with a victory in the 1500 meters in the Diamond League meet in Rabat on 28 May. The Paris meeting will be the second start of the season and the last before he will be in action at the Bislett Games next Thursday. – I believe in myself and my own abilities to run fast. 3000 meters is a pretty good distance that should suit me well. I can’t wait to get started and try. I think I will run fast, but you don’t know if there will be a record until you see the race, says Ingebrigtsen. PS! You can watch the Diamond League on news. Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s world record attempt starts on Friday, at 20:42.
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