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Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father will stand trial next year on charges that include abusing the double Olympic champion and threatening to “beat him to death”
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- Title
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father charged after threat to 'beat him to death'
- Authors
- Sean Ingle
- Published
- Nov 29 2024
- Word count
- 483 words
I want to feel sorry for the dude--and I do--byt he just comes across as such an arrogant douche that I can't do it. Two Americans and Josh Kerr medalling in the 1500 in Paris was my dream finish for that race.
Jakob also implied he was capable of setting the half marathon world record on his first attempt and then had to walk a bunch when he finally tried it.
He still finished in 1:03, which is insane for a half marathon where you had to walk, but it was good to see.
The other runner I really dislike is the ultra runner Jim Walmsley. Both guys always have an excuse and never seem to take responsibility for what they do.
I don't understand why that makes it hard to feel bad for the guy? His upbringing was obviously traumatic based on this, and outside of being cocky he doesn't seem like a bad person in any way (I've never seen anything to say otherwise, at least)
And frankly, he's earned the right to be cocky (to a degree at least) - he's one of the fastest of all time. Of course, none of that means you have to like the guy. But just because you don't like him, should that mean he doesn't deserve any sympathy?
Another thing to consider is that may just be a method of getting himself in the mindset to perform his best. You need confidence to push yourself to new levels (Bannister effect, for example).