The UNTOLD Story of JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN'S Final Teenage Race 

Ok but shoutout Henrik who always seems to be just a few meters behind.

Crazy how he runs so fast while leading races alone ... imagine how he’d do with good pacing and fast competition

I wish he would've run a mile, a 3000m, and a 5000m this season, before turning 20. He would probably have been the fastest teenage miler ever, and one in the top 5 in the 3000m and top 10 in the top 5 or 10 in the 5000m (teenage-class). Edit: I might as well include the best teenage times ever in those distances: 1500m: 3:28.68 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2020) Mile: 3:48.50 Asbel Kiprop (2009) 3000m: 7:27.72 Eliud Kipchoge (2004) 5000m: 12:43.02 Selemon Barega (2018)

Don't forget the Henrik had an almost identical time and splits!!!

As a Norwegian, I have been following Jakob Ingebrigtsen and his brothers closely for many years now (all the way since Henrik's breakthrough in 2011). It is apparent that the prestige lies with the 1500m. They simply refuse to focus on the 5000m - even though they might be bigger talents on that particular distance. 1500m is the jewel in the crown. For Jakob, winning gold in the 5000m would never be considered the same achievement as winning on the 1500m. I'm saying this for the international audience out there, because it might be hard to fully grasp how big of a difference these two events hold when it comes to Jakob's heartfelt opinion of them. 5000m will always be his secondary distance. If he stops achieving great stuff in the 1500m he might not even bother to try to focus on the 5000m instead. I've "always" claimed that Henrik had bigger talent on 5000m than 1500m, but it is only now when he is actually not good enough to qualify for anything on the 1500m, that he has opted for having 5000m as his main distance. As long as he was "good enough" for the 1500m, there was never an option to focus mainly on 5000m (even though he achieved better results there). This very strong preference for 1500m runs in the family, and will probably never go away no matter what happens. Even their father and trainer Gjert Ingebrigtsen tell them "run the distance where your chances for prominent results are greatest - a medal is a medal" they don't agree. A 5000m medal is not a 1500m medal as far as they are concerned.

I think the mile and 3000 meters European records are under massive threat

Jakob definitely has a bright future. In a norwegian interview half a year ago, he said that he thought he had the most potential in the half marathon. So when he is only two seconds away from the world record as a teenager in a distance he probably does not have the most potential in, I cannot wait to see how fast he is going to run in the longer distances.

To be fair to pacers, Cheptegei’s 5k WR pacers were excellent.

I think at the moment he could run 12:45 for the 5k

Love Jakob What I admire about him is his disipline he always runs his own pace

That night young Jakob becoming the 9th 3000m athlete of history. He is now just 1"5 below Mr Kenenisa Bekela, just 3"5 below Mr Hicham El Guerrouj with 7'27"... That confirm what i am thinking, he can be able to smatch 13'00 in 5000, perhaps go throught 12'55". By the way great performance for the new Hicham profil's, capable to run from the 1500 to the 5000m. Once again great great performance Jakob

i think he will come top 3 in 2021 for 5000m

The real question is will he take down all world records being done by Cheptegei in the next 5 years ??? This could be Cheptegeis new threat they are both young and have many years to battle. Will just have to see.

You NEED to make a video on Johannes Vetter! Dude just threw 97.76m! (Only 0.72m behind the world record)

At this moment probably around 12:45-12:50. Go JAKOB

He said that he thinks he has the most potential in the half-marathon in a few years in a norwegian interview, I cannot find the interview he said it in, but I think that's interesting!

I will try to make a prediction based on facts and not on speculation or on more or less biased feelings: Jakob stated shortly before the opening of this season that his best distance at the moment is the 5000m. So if we assume he is at least as good on the 5000m as on the 1500m his 3:28.68 on the latter (1264 points on World Athletics´ ranking) equals just over 12:45 in the 5000m. In a perfect paced 5000m under good weather conditions he could go even faster as in the 1500m in Monaco where Jakob (and Timothy) could have run 1-2 seconds faster if the first pacemaker had not screwed it up. I don´t think, however, Jakob will have the opportunity to join a fast 5000m this year so we will not know before next year if times come back to normal. But Jakob reportedly is going to run the 3000m in DL Rome where the organizers have added this distance to the program to accomodate East Africans runners (Barega and more). Jakob has never run a competitive 3000m outdoors so it will interesting to see if he can live up to his 1500m and 2000m times. His 1264 points in the 1500m equals just over 7:26 in the 3000m which is much faster than any current East African have run, except for Kejelcha who has run around 7:28 twice.

Mohammed Mourhit has the European record at 12:49.71 and that might be possible now, and I will be sure that he can break 13 minutes without a doubt :)

I think Jakob has got to have the record for most runner ups in diamond league history.

The lights is probably messing with them

Dude is a beast

He has already run a 13 : 01 track 5km I think. In the right company I'm sure he could do 12:45

Great: this summer 2020, astonishingly some running records are broken. Sure - no dope involved😂 because of the Corona break in the doping controls.

12:58 this year and 12:50 in 2021

What is the music at 5:30?

There was a time when pacing was illegal and people actually had to run records on their own accord.

Don’t we all wish we could run like him

you kinda forget hes a teenager when he races

He's so patient in almost every run - only exception being the world champs finals but I guess an 18 year old is allowed to be nervous and slightly misjudge lmao we are in for a SHOW this next decade...

He could definitely run 12:50 if he had good pacing and were being pulled along by a faster runner.

Kind of irrelevant, but I had dream where the 400m race had a pace maker.

I think he can definitely break the 13:00 mark, maybe even 12:55

12:50 5K is well within his reach

I'm not going to guess times. I just have a similar feeling as I did when Seb Coe and Steve Ovett were trying to outdo one another. All Jakob needs is a nemesis of a similar age. If that happened, then it's Creed vs Balboa, but running. I will predict that he will break a world record before he turns 21.

“... on some random course in the middle of Norway...” I love it!😁👍🏻

Ingebrigtsen family is pretty cool. Great to have brothers to push you.

Repeat after me: Cheptegei is the daddy of Jakob.

Sucks to be his brother.

Mo Farah sets ERs and he is treated like he is WR holder. Jakob sets a ER as it is just seen as a stepping stone to the WRs. Mo Farah is so over hyped.

Who are we backing to win the Tokyo 2020 1500m?

I am 63 years old...was a good runner...these videos are amazing...thank you ...

Last year he over raced and was almost burnt out by the time he got to worlds and then the year end injury. This year he is so fresh. I think he could run in the 12:40 to 12:47 range right now.

All three of the Ingebrigtsen brothers are insane!🔥

Dont forget about Selemon Barega in the 5,000 meters.

I think Jakob would be best at 800/1500/3000. The 5000/10000 is totally stacked with people like Cheptegei, Rhonex K, Solomon Berega, Hagos G, Kejelcha and more. In fact, 4 of the top 8 FASTEST 5000m runners of all time are still active TODAY. Also, Jakob's height, frame, and weight don't scream "distance runner" to me. He looks absolutely massive next to top tier Kenyans and Ethiopians. Even Kejelcha, who is the same height as Jakob, is at LEAST 15lbs lighter than Jakob. Not saying Jakob couldn't be competitive at the longer races... I just think his talent and body type leans more towards the mid distances (look at Rudisha at 6' 3 running the 800m, and Cheruiyot at 6'0 running the 1500m).

Can you do a video for Rhonex Kipruto? He's only 1 year older than Jakob I believe. They will be a great match in 5k.

Definitely one of my favorite channels on the platform

We need him to do a parkrun!

The pacing was perfect for an even split really. He was pretty much behind the 3rd guy splitting 55 low. If anything his split was a bit slow for a 3 30, especially because it's very hard and rare to maintain speed on the 2nd lap of a 1500m. The second lap is generally not a good lap to try to accelerate. A 54,5 + 56,5 (1'51") is generally better than trying to run even 56 (1'52") to set up a sub 3:30. Apart from Ingebritsen, I am willing to bet most sub 3:30 times opened with a sub 55 first lap.

You are the only person in the world who called this back then with regard to his 5k potential. You were so right on, as today he is world champ at 5,000m and I was also right back then about him running in the 12:40 range 😀

Talk about Johannes Vetter and his epic throw in Silesia

I think he can go 12:50 - 12:55

Yo the great mo vs the young Jakob and also vs the great Ugandan will be the best race ever in the 5000m

He definitely has ability to run under 13:00 for 5km. It is just a matter of when it is appropriate for him within his racing calendar to attempt (or rather) achieve this standard. As you matures physically as a runner over the next 3-4 years I think he will start racing 5km more on the track and even a few 10km. At 5km in the next 3 years I think he will be consistently running low 13 minutes and will break 13 minutes and even improve this to high 12:40's to break the 12:50 mark.

Dam im so proud of my 4min 1k and now I feel like a noob

Whilst there has been some poor pacing this year, I would say that is the case every year. On the other hand, the pacing in Mo Farrah's 1 hour race looked pretty good. I think Jakob could get close to 13:00 at the moment and maybe break it in a perfect race, good pacers, good competition, good conditions and him having a good day, etc. If things are more normal next year, there is a reasonable chance he will break 13:00 in Tokyo.

I wanna run with those lights so bad

3:30 how come nobody(spectators) has mask on on 20th may 2020

According to me he could run a fantastic time of 12:50 min devastating the field and could be a real challenge for most of the top runners of 5K

I think Jakob could run 12.56

Total Running Production was made to praise Jakob Ingerbrigtsen but he isn't the greatest.

Based on those splits on the road and his recent performances in the 1500 I think he's capable of dropping 12:42 on the track right now. He'd need his absolute best day to do this but I think he could. More impressively though, i think he could crack 7:24 in an outdoor 3k.

Love your vids! Glad I wasn't the only one wondering what the hell is wrong with the pacers this year lol

I think he is currently in 13 minutes flat shape because he hasn't trained for the 5000m. But if he starts focusing more on the 5000m for the olympics, i think he could brake 12:50 barrier and be a real medal threat in 2021.

We're only seeing the beginning of this young champions achievements. I see several World Records to be broken by him. The Norwegian is coming and and he's coming fast!

I feel like his brother needs a little respect too! I mean that guys is right there behind him running some pretty unbelievable times but never gets any love for it.

At 0:43 What? 4 of 10 fastest times just run in Monaco? How do you explain that?

Wow!!! This man is incredible!!!

Think around 12.55 if paced right but think he’ll go sub 12.50

Thanks to TRP for presenting these splits and comparisons. What a delight to watch! As European champion and record holder in the 1500, Jakob is more than a prodigy now. He is much faster this year than last, and on-track to match and possibly surpass Tim Cheruiyot in the next 2-3 years. The WR is still far far off for both guys, so we'll see. Yes, it looks like Jakob will be among the very best at all distances from 1500 to half-marathon - one of a kind. I expect he will stick to the 1500 and 5000 for the next few years.

Your mic does not like the Shh tone

Great runner, wrong era! He's the Ryan Lochte of distance running. Or maybe the Agassi of the 90's. Just saying 😌 🤷

Don’t forget Jakob ran a 13.20 5000m with a 2.24 last km when he was 17, in world jr champs 2018

Why even have pacers? Kind of a weird crutch to add; when did that start?

Right now, he is probably capable of a 13:00 5K maybe a few seconds faster. The future is very bright for sure.

Have you been visiting Monte Carlo? If not don't tell 5K Monaco course is super fast and look back to 4years and realize who is Cheptegei.

I dont know who's running Norwegian athletics but they deserve a raise.

I think he could stretch a sub 12:45 but he won’t be able to get anywhere near chegtegui for a couple years

It's Jakob against Africa. He can't win that competition.

I agree : that make sense. Jakob could definitely be the futur goat for the 5k !

It is said most people reach their V02 maximum at age 27-28, meaning this will be the fastest they will ever be in their life as they are at their peak for delivering oxygen through their blood. If this is true, then Jakob will be DESTROYING WR's within this decade if this is his ability at only 19yrs.

1:53 closing 800m???? That’s UNREAL as a teenager?? That time won new England’s for the 800m in high school my senior year. After running over 4K at world level pace? So exciting for this young athlete!

Great break down video I'm only just realising how talented this guy is from ur video, obviously trains very hard and sensible and is a early bloomer. I hope he continues his career with no injuries and if so I think we cud be looking at a new era of 1500m-5000m running with world records crumbling down. I'd like to see the 1 mile record improve cause I'm old school now ha ha, anyone know what his pb is for 800m n 1 mile? Be interesting to know his 400m PB too? My guess wud 47.5ish?

Next year he will run down on about 3.27.20 - 3.27.50, 4 ore 5'th personal records in the world. But in 2022, he will probably go down on the 2.26 some place. What the future will bring for Jacob is completely impossible to say. But if he stays free from major injuries, then it is not impossible that it will be a young Norwegian who has the world record, and again, it is completely impossible to say what Jakob is compatible with running at a 1500 meters. I hope and maybe think that he will manage to set a world record one day, if he has the right training and attitude, and does not become an arrogant person, something he is not

12:50 right now, matey :47? I am sure he will have the mile, 1500, 2k records, 5k maybe after Joshua lowers it a few more times. Aloha from Hawaii

I think about him competing at the collegiate level and how he would dominate everyone in all distance events.

I think Jakob has the potential to run sub-13 if his coach decides to put him in a 5k on the track any time soon. To compare him to Cheptegei is a bit far fetched for me though. We just witnessed him lay down an other-worldly time of 12:35, and Jakob is far from that. As I've said before, Jakob's event, at least for the time being, is the 1500m.

I think pacing is not fair. You have to pace it on your own otherwise it is not your own work

The commentary about this very talented young man is too optimistic! He has yet to win a medal in the world championship. IF injury does not hurt his chances and IF no one more talented arises he might be a future Olympic and World Championship gold medalist. Two IF's!! With increased technology and better training it is very likely that he will be surpassed by someone new within the next five ti ten years. Sadly with history as a guide on athletic injuries, the odds of him having no major injuries over the next five to ten years is probably very low.

Sub 13 is what is think in case of Jakob ... But when it come to me Im aiming to break my previous record of 17 mins ... I am having finals in police department...

I don't think I could run a 2:24 kilometre on its own let alone at the end of a 5k. that's insane

he can also run solid 800 meter and 1000 meter as well fillip Ingebristan hold the national record over 1000 and 1mile but Jakob has beaten fillip in the 800m with his 1;46;44 early in 2020

I think he could run 13:10-13:00 right now. However, that time will come down, because he's barely 20 years old. Once he's got a little more experience and is a full, grown man, he'll run even faster.

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He will run sub 13min in 5ooom before the year is out but as it stands 13:02:65 i have him running this time his next meet a very low 13min race, he really need to work on his final 250m Sprint finish.. And no one will be able to beat him in the 1500m for the 5000m a slow pace race he will surely win, if it's fast and he holds will place with in the top 5

he is doing these wonderful times.. the question is what is he gonna run when he ages? he’s phenomenal, but there is a big chance to get burned

If Jakob can run 3:25.9 in the 1500m, it will be the most impressive feat in middle distance history!

Jacib followed Thimothy when he broke the European record. It is untrue that he leads on his own. He's a fast finisher, and hardly leads the pack.

This guy makes great videos breaking down races and running form. Why ruin it by repeating information covered in previous videos and bs like the "untold story"

19 may technically be a 'teenager' but it is now considered a young adult; the way the commentator keeps going on about him being a 'teenagers' is ridiculous.