– It’s fun, says a cheerful Jakob Ingebrigtsen to news after the race. The 21-year-old ran into 2nd place in heat two with a time of 13.13.92. Ingebrigtsen opened calmly in familiar style, but had to pick up the pace as the field burst open. The running ace only needed to put in a small gear before he was up in the “main field” again. – Unbelievably nice when the others slowed down there, he says of the race. The Norwegian apparently maneuvered forward with ease and seemed to be in good control all the way to the finish line. On the run-up side, he even took the time to rally the crowd towards the goal. – My God, they are completely “dead”. No, I tried to give them something to cheer for, that’s why we’re here, says Ingebrigtsen and pulls on the smiley face. – Nice to see that he has more to give after the 1,500 meters and gets the public involved in that, says his fiancée Elisabeth Asserson. WATCH: Here Ingebrigtsen waves to the audience. Almost-crash But the fate could have been completely different for Ingebrigtsen, who will run in the World Cup final on the night of Monday. Sandnesgutten was almost going to the ground when the American William Kincaid fell midway through the race. – That is the advantage of being so far behind. You have good reaction time. That’s what happens. Stupid for him with the muzzle, but a lot of arms and legs, says the 21-year-old. Ingebrigtsen barely managed to jump away. – It was lucky that Jakob didn’t go down there, said news’s commentator Jann Post about the situation. JUBILEE: Jakob Ingebrigtsen was in control during the test heat in Eugene. Photo: Carmen Mandato / AFP – Could have run more calmly Towards the end, a close group formed at the front, which comfortably progressed to the final. After the race, Henrik Ingebrigtsen believes that his brother could have saved a little more energy and held back more than he did. – Jakob is a bit, not irritated, but he could have run ten seconds more calmly and still gone further. If he got his wish, he would have saved ten seconds of energy. There are ten seconds down on the worst time that went on, he says. At the same time, he praises his little brother’s efforts and looks forward to Monday’s final: – But I think he got a lot of positive responses. You have to remember that he has three 1500 meters in his legs, so as good as he looks to handle this attempt, I think in the final he will feel even better. – I think he looked absolutely fantastic, he adds. The WC final of 5000 meters will be run on the night of Monday at 03.05 Norwegian time.
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