#127: Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Advice to Run Faster, For Non-Elites
About this episode
Jakob Ingebrigtsen shares insights on building confidence and effective training strategies for runners.
Thanks to Heavenly Heat Saunas for sponsoring this video! Get 6% off your sauna with code FLO at https://www.heavenlyheatsaunas.com/discount/FLO Jakob Ingebrigtsen is an Olympic and multi-time world champion and one of the greatest middle-distance runners of his generation. In this episode he shares how he builds confidence, why consistency beats motivation, how the Norwegian double-threshold system works, and the routines behind his training and recovery. We also get into fear, failure, pacing Kipchoge, lactate testing, and how recreational runners should prioritize rhythm and routine. Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OQeh_Pg0Nz0 Chapters: 0:00 — Jakob Ingebrigtsen on confidence, routine, and racing 0:53 — Welcome & Running Breakthroughs book 2:17 — How Jakob builds confidence through practice 3:58 — Why racing more helps with nerves 5:51 — How Jakob deals with failure and disappointment 6:33 — Jakob's Copenhagen Half Marathon experience 9:46 — Jakob's path to the marathon, will he go longer? 10:54 — Would Jakob ever run an ultramarathon? 13:11 — Balancing low and high intensity training 14:47 — Jakob's YouTube channel and showing the full athlete journey 15:24…
People in this episode
Host: Floris Gierman
Guest: Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Topics covered
- running advice
- training routines
- confidence building
- threshold training
- recreational running
Sponsors
Heavenly Heat Saunas
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