When a transcendent new star starts smashing records and winning championships, the rest of us try to figure out what they’re doing differently so we can copy it. With the Norwegian wunderkind Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won the Olympic 1,500m in Tokyo at the tender age of 20 and has been almost unstoppable since, much of the discussion has focused on his unorthodox training methods. Twice a week, he does not one, but two threshold workouts (one in the morning and one in the evening), pricking his finger periodically to test his lactate levels and ensure that he’s not going too hard. Many of these workouts are done on a treadmill—even when the sun is shining.
As we head into another Canadian winter, runners across the country are formulating their survival plans.…
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Canadian Running (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2023