Ingebrigtsen competed extremely much last season, both indoors and outdoors. After the traditional track season with a late World Cup in Doha at the end of September / October, he continued his competition with street and cross-country races.

The 19-year-old became historic when he won the junior class at the Terrain Championships in Lisbon for the fourth time in a month a month ago. Then he also sustained an injury, which causes him to shoot on the trip to a training camp in South Africa until January 19.

- Jacob was hit by an injury in the butt at the Lisbon Terrain Championships. He had to make a directional change at high speed and previously had a feeling of an overload. That incident triggered that injury, says dad Gjert, who is also a trainer and adviser, to NRK.

That injury was not mentioned in connection with the competition but has now emerged.

The training has been conducted alternatively after the injury and it feels right to relinquish the indoor season to focus on the big goal: the Tokyo Olympics in July / August. During the World Cup in Doha, Ingebrigtsen doubled at 1500 and 5000 meters.

- Jacob felt very tired after the tough 2019 season and may have taken a "timeout" regardless. He put in a lot of races and felt after the season that he was like a torn dishcloth, Gjert describes the situation.

On Sunday, middle brother Filip traveled to the training camp in South Africa. Jakob will be joined by Elder Brother Henrik, who operated a toe and had two elongated colds, to the camp on his departure on January 19.

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