"On a bone-cold new year's morning, the world's most compelling athlete is sweating so much that tiny puddles are starting to ooze across his treadmill. For 40 minutes Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes 6min 40sec mile pace look like a Sunday stroll, breezily chatting away even as the heatbox in his home gym pushes the temperature inside to more than 32.4C (90F). Only when I ask the double Olympic champion what his super-strength is does he pause to take a proper breath."
"For the final 20 minutes of his run, Ingebrigtsen starts to push it. The music goes on. The treadmill is cranked up to 5:13 minute-per-mile pace. His pulse steadily climbs from 130 to 172 beats per minute. Sweat starts to flow. And, as he finishes, it seems apposite that Black Sabbath are pounding away on the stereo. Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again!"
Jakob Ingebrigtsen completes 40–45 minute treadmill runs each morning and sometimes trains twice on Christmas Day. He raises his home gym temperature above 32.4C to mimic hot climates and maintains conversational pace before pushing the final 20 minutes to around 5:13 mile pace. His pulse rises from roughly 130 to 172 beats per minute during harder efforts. He suffered an achilles tear in 2025 and faced a public court case involving his father and former coach, Gjert. He is described as forthright, lives with his wife Elisabeth and two golden retrievers, and operates without PR buffers.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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